According to the reports, about 73% of the students of class 10th studying in Delhi Government schools have opted for Basic Math exam in the upcoming 2020 board exams. Basic and Standard Math are the two options introduced by the CBSE from this year.
In January, CBSE announced the option of basic and standard math for the students of class 10th. Students who do not plan on studying math after class 10th can chose the basic option and can reduce their exam related stress. Students who chose basic option will not be allowed to chose math as a subject in class 11th and 12th. If they still want to pursue math after class 10th, they will be required to appear for the standard exam during the compartment exams.
Earlier this year, the government of Delhi had also sent out a directive to schools saying that students who are weak in subject should be counseled to opt for basic and not for the standard exam.
The syllabus for the basic and standard math will be the same but under the basic tag the math exam will be easier in contrast to standard exam.
“The questions in the standard paper will require more application, analysis and conceptual understanding. The basic paper will be oriented more towards understanding and will require less high order thinking skills,” Joseph Emmanuel, Director (Examination), CBSE, had told The Indian Express.
“Of the approximately 18 lakh students who have registered for the examination, over 11 lakh have opted for standard mathematics while over 6 lakh have opted for basic mathematics. This is the first time that it has been introduced and different stakeholders may not have full clarity on it. I think in the coming years, we will see more students opt for it,” the official said.
The principal of a Delhi government school pointed out that “Delhi government schools are the only ‘open for all’ schools which are affiliated to the CBSE. Other government schools under CBSE, such as Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas, are also exclusive. These are schools where we are struggling to make Class VI, VII and VIII students read their textbooks through learning interventions. How will they be able to do Class IX mathematics? Getting a larger number of students to pass mathematics by teaching them how to score the requisite 33% is completely different from making them confident about the subject and want to take it up in Class XI and XII.”
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