Grading system in CBSE from next session

Central Board of Secondary Education is going to introduce grading system for all classes from next session that is year 2009-2010. This announcement was made by Sh. Vineet Joshi, secretary of the CBSE during National Sahodaya conference of principals, held recently at Bhopal.

The students who will pass their class 10 board examination in March 2010 will be awarded grades at the place of Marks. It will be implemented in classes 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 also.

The grading system in schools was recommended many times earlier too.  But due to one another reason it was not implemented.Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is giving grades to the primary classes for last few years but it was not there for other classes. Some of the educational institutions in India were providing grades at the place of Marks.

The official announcement about implementation of grading system in CBSE board classes is an appreciable step. This news is published in expressindia.com.