Forget exam pangs. Over 2.86 lakh students taking the matriculation examination conducted by the Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) this session would have scope to score well.
Taking a cue from the CBSE, the JAC, which also conducts the intermediate examinations in the state, has decided to increase the marks in science subjects’ practical papers. It has also introduced practical papers in mathematics and social sciences.
JAC chairman Shaligram Prasad Yadav told The Telegraph that introducing more practical papers was an effort to streamline the matriculation examination as per the CBSE curriculum.
“This would help the council adopt the mechanism of awarding marks and the examination pattern of the CBSE. The students would be subjected to less pressure during the examination. It is expected that students will be able to secure more marks once the practical papers are introduced,” said Yadav.
As per the new system, which would come into effect from February, 2007, examinations, the full marks for theory papers of science subjects — physics, chemistry and biology — would be 60. The rest of the 40 marks would be earmarked for practical in each subject.
Further, the practical papers in science subjects have been segregated into a written practical session and the traditional laboratory-based session. The written one-and-a-half-hour session would carry 20 marks and the laboratory drill, which would be conducted under external examiners, would have the same numbers.
A major change has been made in the “cumbersome” mathematics paper, where the council has introduced a 20-mark practical paper.
“The students are supposed to undertake project work to score in mathematics practical. The details have been given to the respective district education officers (DEOs),” said a JAC official, who had a meeting with all district education officers today.
The DEOs who attended the meeting also confirmed that project work would be a must in the mathematics practical.
Ratan Kumar, the DEO of East Singhbhum, said: “We have been told that the practical papers in mathematics would be internal and the authorities of respective schools would have the discretion to allot marks on the basis of the project works.”
Teachers would help students undertake the project work, he added.
The matriculation examination would begin this year on February 21 end on March 19.
The internal practical examination would be held from March 13 to March 15 in the respective schools.
DEOs and students have welcomed the JAC decision to introduce more practical papers in the matriculation examination.
East Singhbhum area education officer S.P. Singh said besides securing good marks, the new pattern would expose the students to basic concepts of mathematics, science and other subjects.
He added that there was no dearth of infrastructure to conduct practical sessions and several high schools have been provided with a fund of Rs 1 lakh for this.
JAC sources said introducing practical papers would also help improve the secondary education scenario.
Last year, only 63 per cent of the examinees had passed the matriculation exams, they said, adding that the change in pattern would hopefully improve the scenario.
Taking a cue from the CBSE, the JAC, which also conducts the intermediate examinations in the state, has decided to increase the marks in science subjects’ practical papers. It has also introduced practical papers in mathematics and social sciences.
JAC chairman Shaligram Prasad Yadav told The Telegraph that introducing more practical papers was an effort to streamline the matriculation examination as per the CBSE curriculum.
“This would help the council adopt the mechanism of awarding marks and the examination pattern of the CBSE. The students would be subjected to less pressure during the examination. It is expected that students will be able to secure more marks once the practical papers are introduced,” said Yadav.
As per the new system, which would come into effect from February, 2007, examinations, the full marks for theory papers of science subjects — physics, chemistry and biology — would be 60. The rest of the 40 marks would be earmarked for practical in each subject.
Further, the practical papers in science subjects have been segregated into a written practical session and the traditional laboratory-based session. The written one-and-a-half-hour session would carry 20 marks and the laboratory drill, which would be conducted under external examiners, would have the same numbers.
A major change has been made in the “cumbersome” mathematics paper, where the council has introduced a 20-mark practical paper.
“The students are supposed to undertake project work to score in mathematics practical. The details have been given to the respective district education officers (DEOs),” said a JAC official, who had a meeting with all district education officers today.
The DEOs who attended the meeting also confirmed that project work would be a must in the mathematics practical.
Ratan Kumar, the DEO of East Singhbhum, said: “We have been told that the practical papers in mathematics would be internal and the authorities of respective schools would have the discretion to allot marks on the basis of the project works.”
Teachers would help students undertake the project work, he added.
The matriculation examination would begin this year on February 21 end on March 19.
The internal practical examination would be held from March 13 to March 15 in the respective schools.
DEOs and students have welcomed the JAC decision to introduce more practical papers in the matriculation examination.
East Singhbhum area education officer S.P. Singh said besides securing good marks, the new pattern would expose the students to basic concepts of mathematics, science and other subjects.
He added that there was no dearth of infrastructure to conduct practical sessions and several high schools have been provided with a fund of Rs 1 lakh for this.
JAC sources said introducing practical papers would also help improve the secondary education scenario.
Last year, only 63 per cent of the examinees had passed the matriculation exams, they said, adding that the change in pattern would hopefully improve the scenario.
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