Big CHANGE in education policy, set to affect Class 5, 8 students as govt ends…

As per the new update, students who fail their examinations will now be given a second chance to clear them within a span of two months.

Big CBSE/ ICSE change: In a significant update, the Union Education Ministry has now abolished the ‘No Detention Policy’ till Class 8. As per the recently introduced system, students who fail their examinations will now be given a second chance to clear them within a span of two months. However, failing in the retake of the exam would mean that the student will no longer be promoted to the subsequent grade. All the while, the government assures that expulsion from school will not be an option for any student until the completion of their eighth grade. Here are all the details you need to know about the new rule.

Why government abolished ‘No Detention Policy’

Before this particular rule, there was no provision for failing students until class 8, ultimately meaning they can’t fail. Also, the abolition of board examinations for these grades in 2010-2011 led to further detoriation in the educational levels leading the government to abolish the ‘No Detention Policy’.

The move is aimed at improving the declining educational quality at the above mentioned standards. Also, readers must note that the state governments will now have the flexibility to implement these rules and conduct the necessary examinations as Education is a Concurrent List.

Sanjay Kumar, the secretary of the Educational Ministry, announced this decision as a way to boost kids’ academic achievements. He expressed that this step was considered necessary to tackle the decline in children’s learning abilities.

Update on examination and re-examination

“The examination and re-examination shall be competency-based examinations to achieve the holistic development of the child and not be based on memorisation and procedural skills.

“The Head of the school shall maintain a list of children who are held back and personally monitor the provisions provided for specialised inputs to such children and their progress with respect to the identified learning gaps,” the notification read.

According to senior Ministry of Education officials, the notification will be applicable to over 3,000 schools run by the central government including Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navaodyala Vidyalayas and Sainik Schools.

“Since school education is a state subject, states can make their decision in this regard. Already 16 states and 2 UTs including Delhi have done away with the no-detention policy for these two classes.

“Haryana and Puducherry have not made any decision yet while remaining states and UTs have decided to continue with the policy,” a senior official said.

States and UTs that have scrapped the no-detention policy include Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Delhi, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Jammu and Kashmir.

(With inputs from agencies)