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Wow, I have taught for 24 years in Canada and I have not once heard the term, "grace marks". This is a concept rarely used as it is in India. Indian grace marks can be as high as 15%. In Canada you may get a mark or two if you have a good explanation; but almost 15%, never. Indian grace marks have been largely eliminated. Here is a good article from: India Now.
CBSE scraps mark moderation policy: Impact on Cut off list of UG Admissions in Colleges or Universities
Published on: April 25, 2017 | Updated on: April 25, 2017
By Samudranil
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In what can be regarded as a major decision, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to do away with moderation policy that awards grace marks to students in case of difficult questions. The decision was taken on April 24 at a high-level meeting. It was in December 2016 that the CBSE had asked the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry to help all the state boards in India arrive at a consensus regarding doing away with the said policy. The decision in question comes after such a step. Thanks to the grace marks granted as part of the policy, the scores in board examinations were starting to get inflated.
How does the moderation policy work?
As per the moderation policy students get a maximum of 15% additional marks in case the questions happen to be difficult. However, this is applicable only for a few papers. It is expected though – even after the policy has been scrapped – that students will be given grace marks to make sure that they pass an examination. This will be done especially in cases where they only need a few marks in order to pass.
If the states partake in the policy as well then it is expected that the cut-off marks for admission to colleges and universities, which have shown no signs of receding in the last few years, will finally come down. The CBSE however feels that if the policy were to be scrapped unilaterally students will face issues, especially during undergraduate admissions. It has said that all the state boards should agree to it.
The system of moderation was originally conceived in order to make sure that there was some parity in the number of students that passed in different regions as well as in the marks that they scored.
Have the school boards agreed to the same?
32 school boards across India have already agreed to this scrapping. It is believed that this move will check the glut of high scores in board examinations in the last few years. The CBSE had recently organised a meeting to this end for three hours on 24 April. It was attended by Anil Swarup, the School Education Secretary. Swarup has opined that by stopping inorganic surge in marks, CBSE would be setting an example for others to follow.
It was in 1992 that the policy first came into being and it is expected that in 2017 there is a very real possibility of seeing performances drop in a long time. The central board is also going to take some other steps to ensure that there is greater consistency across all the regions where its schools are located.
Parity in questions
CBSE is expected to discontinue its practice of setting different question papers for students in Delhi and other regions in India and outside the country. From now on, all schools affiliated to the CBSE will be answering the same paper. The school boards have also agreed to take on a policy whereby they would be fully disclosing the grace marks awarded to students. Details will be provided on the official website as well as the report cards of the students.
Arresting the inflation
CBSE has also taken some other steps to stop the inflation in marks of Class XII exams. It has asked the school boards to provide separately the grades or scores obtained by students in extracurricular activities. They should not be placed together with marks scored in academic performance. A number of boards right now add marks scored in areas such as physical education with the academic scores. The board is suspicious that a lot of schools practice this – awarding marks liberally in these areas – in order to make sure that the students fare well in the board examinations.
I would call or write WES and ask what the present policy is. They are especially careful of anything that may arbitrarily add marks such as the policy you have described.
By the way, work on your English grammar.
CBSE scraps mark moderation policy: Impact on Cut off list of UG Admissions in Colleges or Universities
Published on: April 25, 2017 | Updated on: April 25, 2017
By Samudranil
Share this Article On
In what can be regarded as a major decision, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to do away with moderation policy that awards grace marks to students in case of difficult questions. The decision was taken on April 24 at a high-level meeting. It was in December 2016 that the CBSE had asked the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry to help all the state boards in India arrive at a consensus regarding doing away with the said policy. The decision in question comes after such a step. Thanks to the grace marks granted as part of the policy, the scores in board examinations were starting to get inflated.
How does the moderation policy work?
As per the moderation policy students get a maximum of 15% additional marks in case the questions happen to be difficult. However, this is applicable only for a few papers. It is expected though – even after the policy has been scrapped – that students will be given grace marks to make sure that they pass an examination. This will be done especially in cases where they only need a few marks in order to pass.
If the states partake in the policy as well then it is expected that the cut-off marks for admission to colleges and universities, which have shown no signs of receding in the last few years, will finally come down. The CBSE however feels that if the policy were to be scrapped unilaterally students will face issues, especially during undergraduate admissions. It has said that all the state boards should agree to it.
The system of moderation was originally conceived in order to make sure that there was some parity in the number of students that passed in different regions as well as in the marks that they scored.
Have the school boards agreed to the same?
32 school boards across India have already agreed to this scrapping. It is believed that this move will check the glut of high scores in board examinations in the last few years. The CBSE had recently organised a meeting to this end for three hours on 24 April. It was attended by Anil Swarup, the School Education Secretary. Swarup has opined that by stopping inorganic surge in marks, CBSE would be setting an example for others to follow.
It was in 1992 that the policy first came into being and it is expected that in 2017 there is a very real possibility of seeing performances drop in a long time. The central board is also going to take some other steps to ensure that there is greater consistency across all the regions where its schools are located.
Parity in questions
CBSE is expected to discontinue its practice of setting different question papers for students in Delhi and other regions in India and outside the country. From now on, all schools affiliated to the CBSE will be answering the same paper. The school boards have also agreed to take on a policy whereby they would be fully disclosing the grace marks awarded to students. Details will be provided on the official website as well as the report cards of the students.
Arresting the inflation
CBSE has also taken some other steps to stop the inflation in marks of Class XII exams. It has asked the school boards to provide separately the grades or scores obtained by students in extracurricular activities. They should not be placed together with marks scored in academic performance. A number of boards right now add marks scored in areas such as physical education with the academic scores. The board is suspicious that a lot of schools practice this – awarding marks liberally in these areas – in order to make sure that the students fare well in the board examinations.
I would call or write WES and ask what the present policy is. They are especially careful of anything that may arbitrarily add marks such as the policy you have described.
By the way, work on your English grammar.
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Thanks a lot for your reply and advice 
. I am already working on it, may be I will work harder now.
Yes, please confirm once, as I have grace marks in one of my marksheet and how will those marks will fit in the transcript.
In India, If any student is 'pass' in all subjects but in any one subject if marks obtained < minimum passing marks, upto 10 or less marks are granted to make it to minimum passing score.
In this case student can't even give that exam again as there is no such provision to re-appear in that particular subject(in which grace marks are added).
I hope this time my grammar is better than before.
Thank You
. I am already working on it, may be I will work harder now.Yes, please confirm once, as I have grace marks in one of my marksheet and how will those marks will fit in the transcript.
In India, If any student is 'pass' in all subjects but in any one subject if marks obtained < minimum passing marks, upto 10 or less marks are granted to make it to minimum passing score.
In this case student can't even give that exam again as there is no such provision to re-appear in that particular subject(in which grace marks are added).
I hope this time my grammar is better than before.
Thank You
Wow, I have taught for 24 years in Canada and I have not once heard the term, "grace marks". This is a concept rarely used as it is in India. Indian grace marks can be as high as 15%. In Canada you may get a mark or two if you have a good explanation; but almost 15%, never. Indian grace marks have been largely eliminated. Here is a good article from: India Now.
CBSE scraps mark moderation policy: Impact on Cut off list of UG Admissions in Colleges or Universities
Published on: April 25, 2017 | Updated on: April 25, 2017
By Samudranil
Share this Article On
In what can be regarded as a major decision, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to do away with moderation policy that awards grace marks to students in case of difficult questions. The decision was taken on April 24 at a high-level meeting. It was in December 2016 that the CBSE had asked the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry to help all the state boards in India arrive at a consensus regarding doing away with the said policy. The decision in question comes after such a step. Thanks to the grace marks granted as part of the policy, the scores in board examinations were starting to get inflated.
How does the moderation policy work?
As per the moderation policy students get a maximum of 15% additional marks in case the questions happen to be difficult. However, this is applicable only for a few papers. It is expected though – even after the policy has been scrapped – that students will be given grace marks to make sure that they pass an examination. This will be done especially in cases where they only need a few marks in order to pass.
If the states partake in the policy as well then it is expected that the cut-off marks for admission to colleges and universities, which have shown no signs of receding in the last few years, will finally come down. The CBSE however feels that if the policy were to be scrapped unilaterally students will face issues, especially during undergraduate admissions. It has said that all the state boards should agree to it.
The system of moderation was originally conceived in order to make sure that there was some parity in the number of students that passed in different regions as well as in the marks that they scored.
Have the school boards agreed to the same?
32 school boards across India have already agreed to this scrapping. It is believed that this move will check the glut of high scores in board examinations in the last few years. The CBSE had recently organised a meeting to this end for three hours on 24 April. It was attended by Anil Swarup, the School Education Secretary. Swarup has opined that by stopping inorganic surge in marks, CBSE would be setting an example for others to follow.
It was in 1992 that the policy first came into being and it is expected that in 2017 there is a very real possibility of seeing performances drop in a long time. The central board is also going to take some other steps to ensure that there is greater consistency across all the regions where its schools are located.
Parity in questions
CBSE is expected to discontinue its practice of setting different question papers for students in Delhi and other regions in India and outside the country. From now on, all schools affiliated to the CBSE will be answering the same paper. The school boards have also agreed to take on a policy whereby they would be fully disclosing the grace marks awarded to students. Details will be provided on the official website as well as the report cards of the students.
Arresting the inflation
CBSE has also taken some other steps to stop the inflation in marks of Class XII exams. It has asked the school boards to provide separately the grades or scores obtained by students in extracurricular activities. They should not be placed together with marks scored in academic performance. A number of boards right now add marks scored in areas such as physical education with the academic scores. The board is suspicious that a lot of schools practice this – awarding marks liberally in these areas – in order to make sure that the students fare well in the board examinations.
I would call or write WES and ask what the present policy is. They are especially careful of anything that may arbitrarily add marks such as the policy you have described.
By the way, work on your English grammar.
Hi there Ruchi2019 I'll tell you this concept of , "grace marks" is NOT well known. Like I say they are unheard of here. Ask your school and again ask WES. This is all I could find and it is from the US. Many of their concepts are followed here. This is from Shopify regarding Foreign Transcripts and it included a glossary.Thanks a lot for your reply and advice
Yes, please confirm once, as I have grace marks in one of my marksheet and how will those marks will fit in the transcript.
In India, If any student is 'pass' in all subjects but in any one subject if marks obtained < minimum passing marks, upto 10 or less marks are granted to make it to minimum passing score.
In this case student can't even give that exam again as there is no such provision to re-appear in that particular subject(in which grace marks are added).
I hope this time my grammar is better than before.
Thank You
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Grace Marks
: Sometimes, a student's academic record will show grace marks, or marks
that have been added to the score the applicant earned in a particular subject or exam.
What that means is that the applicant did not actually meet the minimum passing marks
for that subject, but the institution determined that it was not necessary for the applicant
to retake the course and granted an exception by giving the applicant a bonus to their
grade such that it was able to meet the passing level. Grace marks are often considered
to be comparable to a D grade in the US grading system, because the student did not
actually meet minimal course requirements but is still allowed credit for the course.
PS: Hope your not upset at my grammar comment. Actually the second piece you wrote is really good.
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Thank you for the detailed information and your valuable time. It is really helpful to me and might be for others in this community.
Regarding grammar -> It was an eye opening comment, because I need to give IELTS very soon. :-D . I have started working on my grammar since you pointed it out. Equally thankful for that too.
Grace Marks don't matter if you are applying for an ECA. WES requires a completed and awarded degree of course/programme to give an ECA.
I had a pathetic CGPA, the bare minimum to get a degree and had given re-appears to improve my CGPA, and was still given a professional degree equivalent by WES. So, just like in real life, "marks don't matter"