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New Delhi, Aug. 24: The approach paper, prepared by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on the curriculum for the 10-year school, has suggested that a public examination at the end of 10 years of schooling should be abolished.
The schools’ assessment in each subject or unit should be placed on record and given to students. A record of internal assessment covering both scholastic and non-scholastic areas without an aggregate should be included in the school certificate, which should not only mention the student’s evaluation in subjects, but also in co-curricular and other areas of character and personality.
The paper has emphasised that evaluation properly practised will influence teacher’s methods and the study habits of pupils. Emphasis on the assessment of understanding, application and problem solving is bound to influence instruction positively. Use of improved type of questions is a real need to dissuade pupils from resorting to rote learning.
The main purpose of valuation, according to the NCERT, is to see how far the objectives set forth to be achieved through the curriculum have been realised. This process is naturally related to the learning experiences and methods of teaching that have been used in the process of instruction and learning.
Evaluation, in order to be used, says the NCERT, has to possess the following characteristics: it should give reliable and concrete evidence on the attainment of specific objectives; and it has to be comprehensive, covering all objectives and content areas in a particular course.
Published – August 25, 2025 03:24 am IST