The Maharashtra government has decided to promote Class 10 students to the next class if they score 20 marks in Science and Maths.
The Maharashtra government has decided to promote class 10 students under a new policy, which will allow them to go to class 11 even if they fail in science and maths. This information has been given under the state’s Curriculum Framework for School Education (SCF-SE).
According to the new policy, if students get a minimum of 20 marks in Science and Maths, they will be promoted to the next class. Its main objective is to reduce the school dropout rate and make the education system more flexible for students. This will give students who are performing poorly in subjects a chance to move forward with other subjects.
Opportunity for re-examination
However, this policy will be applicable only for Maths and Science and it will not have any effect on other subjects. Apart from this, students will also be given the opportunity to take the exam again to improve their marks. Many controversies are arising regarding this decision. Some experts believe that this type of policy can reduce the level of education. They argue that this will reduce the sense of competition among students, due to which they can avoid working hard by being satisfied with their marks.
Apart from this, this policy can also affect the future of students, because a wrong message will be sent about important subjects like Maths and Science. In this situation, students may become less serious about these subjects, which can affect the quality of education.
Opportunity to improve marks
Under this new policy, there is talk of giving more opportunities to the students to improve their marks. It will be important to see further whether this step actually proves beneficial for the students or not.