MUMBAI: September 22-Class X students of R N Podar School, Santa Cruz, took a lengthy Sanskrit paper as part of their comprehensive and continuous evaluation (CCE), an alternative to the board examination.
October 7-Rajhans Vidyalaya students were in for a surprise when they were handed out the exact question paper their friends in Podar were tested on two weeks ago.
Such incidents are likely to repeat among Class X students who have opted out of the board exam and have gone in for the school-based assessment. The CCE was launched a year ago to relieve students of the stress of a year-end exam.
However, the CBSE wanted uniformity in testing and hence sends CCE question papers to schools. Institutes wanting to design their own papers have to get them approved by the board. Hence, most schools go with one of the question papers sent by the CBSE, a principal explained.
The system has, however, probably run into its first gaffe with two schools picking the same question paper sent by the board.
"Many of us were surprised when we received the same question paper that our friends in Podar had got," said a student from Rajhans Vidyalaya. "In fact, our coaching class had distributed copies of Podar's question paper to the rest of us to solve for practice." Rajhans principal Deepshika Srivastava said she picked a question paper from the set of eight others that were sent to her by the CBSE.
CBSE's regional officer N Nagraju said a CD of eight to 10 question papers is sent to CBSE schools and the principals pick one.
With over 10,000 CBSE schools, the probability of schools picking up the same paper from a bank of 10 is high, experts said.
October 7-Rajhans Vidyalaya students were in for a surprise when they were handed out the exact question paper their friends in Podar were tested on two weeks ago.
Such incidents are likely to repeat among Class X students who have opted out of the board exam and have gone in for the school-based assessment. The CCE was launched a year ago to relieve students of the stress of a year-end exam.
However, the CBSE wanted uniformity in testing and hence sends CCE question papers to schools. Institutes wanting to design their own papers have to get them approved by the board. Hence, most schools go with one of the question papers sent by the CBSE, a principal explained.
The system has, however, probably run into its first gaffe with two schools picking the same question paper sent by the board.
"Many of us were surprised when we received the same question paper that our friends in Podar had got," said a student from Rajhans Vidyalaya. "In fact, our coaching class had distributed copies of Podar's question paper to the rest of us to solve for practice." Rajhans principal Deepshika Srivastava said she picked a question paper from the set of eight others that were sent to her by the CBSE.
CBSE's regional officer N Nagraju said a CD of eight to 10 question papers is sent to CBSE schools and the principals pick one.
With over 10,000 CBSE schools, the probability of schools picking up the same paper from a bank of 10 is high, experts said.
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