A resolution finally brings relief to lakhs of anxious Std X students, who had been awaiting clarity on assessment after their board exams were cancelled owing to Covid-19. The state government on Friday announced that performance of both Std IX and Std X will be combined for this academic year’s SSC result. Students will be promoted on the basis of their evaluation which will include internal assessment of their performance in Std X and the result of Std IX.

Fifty per cent of the marks for each subject will be based on Std X evaluation and the remaining 50 per cent on Std IX result. According to the data collected by the State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT), schools have conducted internal assessments of Std X students in a remote learning process. For the Std X assessment, internal exams will hold 30 per cent marks weightage and oral exams and home assignments will have the remaining 20 per cent weightage.