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During student life, on hearing the name of ‘Board Exam’, the heartbeats of most of the students and their parents become faster. After a year’s hard work, those three hours of examination and the stress that comes on the result day often has a deep impact on the mental health of children. But now a very revolutionary and historic step is being taken in the country’s school education system towards eliminating this huge mental stress of students forever. On the lines of Central Education Boards, now Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) has also decided to make a big change in the interest of the students. According to media reports and information received from educational corridors, in the coming academic sessions, the RBSE Board is also preparing to provide students the facility to conduct board examinations twice a year. With the implementation of this system, students will get another golden opportunity to improve their low marks and perform better, which will give them great relief from the nervousness caused by fear of examination.
The new concept of two board exams in a year and its tremendous benefits to the students.
Under the New Education Policy (NEP), education systems across the country are emphasizing on testing the understanding and skills of students instead of rote learning. In this context, the idea of conducting board examinations twice a year is becoming very popular. If the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education completely implements this system, then the students will get the freedom to sit in any one examination or both the examinations in a year and get their best marks (Best of Two) added to their final result. It often happens that due to ill health on the day of examination, any family emergency or other reasons, even a student who has worked hard throughout the year is not able to give his best performance in the paper, and his entire year gets wasted. With the introduction of this new system, children will easily get a second chance to correct their mistakes and prove their ability, due to which their self-confidence will also be at its peak.
This new preparation of RBSE created a stir in schools and education system.
This possible step of RBSE is no less than a big boon for lakhs of students of Rajasthan and their parents. Under this board, which is spread from remote villages to big cities of the state, every year lakhs of children appear in the board examinations of class 10th and 12th. Officials of the Education Department have already started preparing the outline for determining the examination centres, evaluation of copies, releasing the results on time and smooth operation of the curriculum. The Board believes that the more flexible the education system is, the better will be the mental development of the students. This step can prove to be a milestone in reducing the problems of depression and frustration that are seen in the young generation in the country due to huge exam stress. School management and teachers are also welcoming this change as it will give children more time and positive environment to learn.
Changes in the traditional pattern of board exams and reaction of parents
Ever since the rumor of such a big change by RBSE has started, discussions have intensified among parents and educational institutions across the state. Parents say that this decision should have been taken much earlier because the pressure on children to decide their future on the basis of only one exam was mentally very painful. Now students will be able to go to the examination hall without any phobia or fear. However, academicians also suggest that conducting examinations twice a year may increase the administrative and financial burden on the board administration, hence there will be a need to make a strong and flawless action plan for its implementation. Overall, this step of Rajasthan Board is indicating the beginning of a new era in the field of education, where the success of students will not be measured only by one day’s paper, but by the continuous process of their learning.