CBSE 10th Result 2020: When would Class 10 results be declared? What is the Passing Criteria, & Other FAQs

Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE would be releasing the CBSE Class 10 Results 2020 soon on cbseresults.nic.in. The board conducts the class 10 examinations in February and March every year. This year the examinations started on February 15, 2020 and were scheduled to end on March 28, 2020. However, due to various concerns, the examinations were first postponed and then cancelled.

The board, in the recent announcement, has cancelled all the pending CBSE Class 10 examinations. Here is a look at some of the frequently asked questions, FAQs on CBSE 10th Result 2020 – when will it release? What is the passing criterion for CBSE 10th Board Examination? What is the evaluation process for cancelled papers? How can I apply for revaluation? When would the marksheet be released? CGPA to numbers conversion and more.

Ques: When would CBSE 10th Result 2020 be released?
Ans: CBSE 10th Result 2020 is expected to be released by the board by July 15, 2020 - as per the information shared by the board in the recent hearing at the Supreme Court. The results would be announced on or before July 15.

Ques: Would CBSE Class 10 and 12 results be announced on the same date?
Ans: As per past trends, the chances of that happening are very slim. CBSE usually releases the Class 12 results first. Class 10 results are usually announced within a couple of days after the class 12 results are released.

Ques: How to check CBSE 10th Results 2020?
Ans: CBSE 10th Result 2020 would be released on the official website cbseresults.nic.in. Link for CBSE Results is also available on the official website of the board, cbse.nic.in. Students can check their results by using their Class 10 roll number.

Apart from checking it online, students can also check their results on CBSE ECL App and on Umang App. The results would also be shared with the schools, but that would be after they are released online. Also, over the past few years, CBSE Results are also available on Microsoft Bing and Google. It is likely that it would be available on the two portals as well.

Ques: When was CBSE 10th Results released in 2019?
Ans: CBSE Class 10 results were declared on May 6, 2019. The board usually releases the results by the end of May. In 2019, it had released the results in record time. However, this year, due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the consequent delays caused, the results are delayed and would be announced in July.

Ques: What is the passing criteria for CBSE Class 10?
Ans: As per the existing guidelines, students of CBSE Class 10 need to score a minimum of 33 per cent marks (individually and in aggregate) to be declared pass in the board examination. The 33 per cent marks include the internal assessment score as well as the external assessment score. The marks would be counted cumulative and not individually.

Also, students have to pass in a total of 5 subjects to be awarded pass. For students who have appeared in a total of 5 papers, they must get 33% or more in all the five subjects. In case a student fails in one subject – he/she can appear for that subject during compartment examinations.

For a student who appears in 6 subjects (5 main and 1 skill subject), in case the student fails in one subject but passes in the skill subject, he/she would be promoted to next class. Such a students, however, can appear for the examination as ‘improvement’, if he/she wishes to continue the subject in Class 11.

Ques: When are Compartment Exams conducted by CBSE?
Ans: The board usually conducts the compartment examinations in the month of July. This year, however, due to coronavirus pandemic, the dates may not be announced any time soon. It is likely that the board may conduct the examination only when the time is conducive.

Ques: What about the papers that were cancelled/ remaining for CBSE 10th 2020?
Ans: CBSE has cancelled all the remaining papers for Class 10 board examinations, that were scheduled between March 19 to March 31. As most of the papers were skill based, it would not impact the students’ marks or overall percentage. Whether CBSE would grade them as cancelled or as per internal grading has not been made clear. As for the main papers that were left for a few students of North East Delhi, CBSE has released a complete evaluation criteria. Students would be marked on the basis of the scores of the papers attempted.

If a student is not happy with the marks awarded for cancelled CBSE Class 10 exams, can he/she appear for the improvement later?
No. Marks awarded by CBSE for Class 10 cancelled papers would be considered as final. The board would not conduct any examination at a later date for the pending examinations for Class X students.

Ques: Does CBSE award Marks or Grades in Class 10?
Ans: CBSE would be awarding both marks and grades to the students. The mark sheet would have the cumulative marks scored by the students (out of 100, that includes internal marks and the marks awarded in theory examinations). The Grade would also be provided subject wise as per the guidelines. Also, the grades are awarded to the percentile rank of the marks scored by the students and not on the basis of the actual marks.

To explain it further, say the top marks in Science are 95 out of 100, then a student scoring 95 would be awarded A1. But, if the top marks scored in English are 84, then the A1 grade would be for 84 marks.

Ques: What is CGPA?
Ans: CGPA stands for Cumulative Grade Point Average. The method was used by CBSE under the CCE or Comprehensive Continuous Evaluation process. CGPA has been discarded since 2018. Students of Class 10 are now awarded marks.

Ques: When would CBSE 10th Mark Sheet be released?
Ans: CBSE usually releases the mark sheets on DigiLocker on the day of the results itself, or within a day or two. The physical copy of the mark sheet is sent to the respective schools of the students. Students can collect these at a later date, as convenient.

Ques: How can I get Migration Certificate?
Ans: CBSE issues the Migration Certificate and makes it available along with the mark sheet after the results are announced. The students’ schools have to apply for it at the time of filling the application form. In case you had not applied for it at the time of filling the application form, you can do so once your result is declared as well. Migration Certificate is also available in digital format and can be downloaded, once issued, from DigiLocker. Physical certification is made available by the board along with mark sheet at the time

Online education: Bored students and exhausted teachers

The COVID-19 pandemic has made “online education” a popular buzzword. Let’s be categorical about this: Replicating a classroom through communication tools such as Microsoft Team and Zoom is not digital education by any stretch of imagination. That alone is perhaps just 10 per cent of the ecosystem. Digital Education is a comprehensive ecosystem that not only includes innovative tools and technologies for teaching and learning, but also encapsulates a number of critical areas in the context of higher education. This digital ecosystem needs a robust academic infrastructure that not only organises virtual classrooms and labs but also conducts examinations and admissions and provides analytics for students and parents. The industry linkage also has to be woven into the digital education ecosystem, including elements such as placement, internships, incubation and alumni connects.

However, what we are seeing now in the name of digital education can be summed up as ”bored students and exhausted teachers”. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced institutions of higher education to adopt an “emergency remote teaching” model, in which teachers are attempting to rapidly digitise their lecture materials and put them online while also delivering classes in a synchronous manner to students who are online. While this approach has allowed at least some engagement between faculty and students, it is far from optimal.

What is needed is a blended learning model, which incorporates a vast range of digital activities that collectively deliver effective learning. At NIIT University, a significant part of such a blended learning model has been implemented, based on extensive work done over the last 10 years, with 40 years more of research and experience from the sponsoring organisation, NIIT Limited. This model incorporates innovative pedagogies, technology-based teacher-student engagement and end-to-end processing of student administration, from admissions, education delivery and assessment and certification, to campus activities, governance and industry-linkages, placement and alumni interaction.

The comprehensive ecosystem includes multiple aspects such as an online admission-interaction process, an increasing percentage of lab work done through digital simulators, and work-from-home internships during the pandemic. The NIIT model explains that digital education and traditional education are not two watertight compartments, but a continuum in the growth of the education ecosystem. A judicious blend of the two can benefit teachers, learners and other stakeholders in the system.

It is in this context that we should view the advantages and disadvantages of digital and traditional education. An important differentiator in favour of traditional learning is socialisation, which is absent or minimal in digital learning. Socialisation happens not just inside the classrooms, but also in other social settings through peer-to-peer interactions, creating real-world experience and building confidence in learning. There are also other limits: Subjects that require introspection, deep discussion and debate are more effectively taught in traditional settings. For example, if one wants to learn philosophy, which requires the ability to deeply evaluate given knowledge and synthesise and arrive at new postulates, it will be very difficult to acquire that level of deep learning virtually.

However, one of the challenges of the traditional mode of education is that it requires extensive physical infrastructure, which can be expensive and can cater only to a limited number of students. Digital education offers a flexibility that allows access to learning, irrespective of time, pace and location. This advantage has been clearly manifested in the present pandemic where learning, however ineffective and inefficient it may be, continues even when schools and colleges are out of bounds and travel is restricted.

The greatest disadvantage of digital education today is the risk of low inclusion, given the digital divide in India due to patchy internet connectivity and limited access to devices like smartphones and laptops. And that’s why online education cannot replace traditional education, at least in today’s India. But it certainly can play a very important role in supplementing traditional education and performing functions that cannot be done through traditional means. For instance, digital learning can help students who are unable to enrol at traditional institutions due to issues of distance, thereby improving the gross enrolment ratios, which is a goal of the National Education Policy. But for that to happen, necessary pre-requisites include ubiquitous last mile internet connectivity in rural India and inexpensive and easily accessible digital devices for learners across the country.

In the proposed New Education Policy, we expect to see a pivotal role for technology. We need to be cognisant of the massive resources and deep expertise that will be required to drive digital education across the country. The availability of infrastructure, especially in rural India, will be one of the pillars of this drive. The National Broadband Mission created by the government to provide access in all villages by 2022 should fulfil its promise. Initiatives like SWAYAM and ePathshala are steps in the right direction. Such initiatives should be opened up to all participants willing to contribute and engage.

To ensure that India is completely ready for digital education, this entire ecosystem should be available and functioning smoothly. Another critical element to make it successful is to ensure that people develop the habit of using the systemit is not uncommon to see people with ample digital resources not benefiting from digital education simply because they have not learned how to use it. While some state governments have started with providing low-cost devices to all school students, this needs to be a pervasive act in every nook and corner of the country.

Connectivity is not the only challenge facing digital education. This will also require parents, students and teachers to adapt to their changed roles in the new ecosystem. Parents are often concerned about the negative effect of excessive screen time on their children. Their involvement is necessary to ensure that screen time is regulated, and there should be an appropriate level of control to monitor what content is viewed. Parents must ensure the serious, attentive and engaged participation of their children in digital classrooms. To that extent, the parents themselves becoming digitally literate enough to plan and exercise this control is a pre-requisite.

There is a very big change in the student’s role, since there is little or no supervision in the learn-from-home mode. Developing a high level of self-discipline to complete the prior preparation as well as the post-online-classroom assignments is necessary. It’s is not an easy task, but children will have to develop this capacity.

In this context, it is becoming obvious that teachers will have to play an important role to prepare students for this new situation and to equip parents to fulfil their role in managing the digital education of their children at home. Digital education will not succeed unless there is a mass-scale re-education of teachers and education leaders to handle this transformation effectively. Teaching methods have not changed over centuries and these practices are deep-rooted and persist all over the world. The massive opportunity offered by digital education would require extensive changes in the mindset and practices not just of teachers, but also of the whole community of education administrators, including policy makers, regulators and education leaders.

The COVID-19 situation is forcing us to find new solutions and pushing the limits of how teachers teach, how students learn and how infrastructure is used. At this time, students are bored and teachers are exhausted because we have been caught unprepared. This crisis offers an opportunity we should not miss. An opportunity to study and research the whole space of education to create new models of learning. The unprecedented situation created by COVID-19 has already accelerated movement in these directions and will certainly help students come out successful as independent, disciplined and self-driven tech-enabled learners.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu calls for bridging digital divide for universal education

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for bridging the digital divide to achieve universal primary education and ensure equitable secondary and higher education for students.

His remarks come in the backdrop of several students facing problems attending online classes. Schools across the country are shut as per guidelines issued by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Releasing a book through video conference, Naidu stressed on the need to make technology accessible and affordable, and pointed out that there were many children who did not have access to digital devices. “We will have to address the issue of this wide gap,” he said according to a statement. The vice president pointed out that a large number of students have been impacted due to the lockdown as they found it hard to study online. Many of them need hand holding to shift from offline to online and require proper training to pursue education through online modes, Naidu said, adding that several parents in India still cannot afford digital devices. Bridging the digital divide is too big and complex for the government alone to accomplish, Naidu said urging the private sector, especially educational technology firms, to bring products at affordable prices as per the needs of learners. “This is your time to make a momentous contribution to nation building and to securing a bright future for all our children,” he said.

Quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the vice president said that in the future “online should be main line, so that there is no need for any line”. With educational institutions going digital due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Naidu said students and teachers were connecting through cloud-based platforms to communicate, share work, and complete projects. Urging teachers to impart teaching in tune with the changing requirements, the vice president said students can access machines anytime from anywhere in the wake of online laboratories. “The teacher now plays the role of a facilitator, guide, coach, and many a time that of a friend to the student”, he observed.