SC directs state boards to declare internal assessment results by July 31

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the state boards to declare internal assessment results of Class 12 examination by July 31 making it clear that there cant be a fitall scheme and each board was autonomous and free to formulate its own evaluation method for studentsStating that it will not pass any direction for having a uniform scheme for assessment across the country the apex court directed the state boards to ensure that scheme be formulated at the earliest and not later than 10 days from ThursdayA bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari observed that each board will have to evolve their own schemeldquoWe direct the boards to ensure that the scheme be formulated at the earliest and not later than 10 days from today and also declare the internal assessment results by July 31 2021 like the time line specified for CBSE and CISCErdquo the bench said in its orderThe top court was hearing a plea which has sought directions to states to not hold board examinations in view of the Covid19 pandemicldquoWe make it clear that each board may formulate their own scheme However we further make it clear that we are not endorsing the correctness and validity of scheme that will be formulated by the concerned boardrdquo the bench saidDuring the hearing conducted through videoconferencing the bench was told by an advocate appearing in the matter that state boards which have cancelled the class 12 examinations amid the pandemic may be asked to have a uniform scheme for assessing studentsldquoThat may not be acceptable because every state board has their own scheme It cannot be uniform We are not going to direct for uniform scheme Each board will have to evolve their own schemerdquo the bench said adding that each board is different and autonomousIt said each state boards have experts to advise them and there cannot be a uniform all India scheme for thisldquoThere cannot be a fitall schemerdquo the bench observed adding ldquoWe have made it clear that each board is autonomous and they will have their own schemerdquoThe counsel appearing for Haryana school education board told the bench that the petitioner is seeking a uniform formula for assessmentldquoThat we have already made it clear that each board can have their own schemerdquo the bench saidThe apex court noted in its order that state of Assam has filed an affidavit stating that examinations for class 10 and 12 have been cancelled and scheme is being formulated by the board for internal assessment of marksldquoThat be done expeditiously In addition the scheme must provide for a mechanism for redressal of grievance of students after declaration of results as done by the CBSE and CISCErdquo the bench saidThe top court also noted that National Institute of Open Schooling NIOS has cancelled the board examinations and is in the process of formulating the scheme for assessmentThe apex court was earlier informed by the Assam and Tripura governments that they have cancelled their state boards of Class 12 exam due to the pandemicOn June 17 the top court was informed that out of 28 states six states have already conducted the board exams 18 states have cancelled them but four states Assam Punjab Tripura and Andhra Pradesh have not cancelled them as of nowThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever