CBSE class 12 results may be delayed as govt. seeks legal view on grace marks

The announcement of CBSE's Class 12 exam results may be affected as the Union HRD ministry decided on Wednesday to seek legal opinion on a Delhi high court order asking the board to continue with a marking policy that it recently decided to nix.Sources said the government has sought legal opinion on the issue of moderation, a practice that CBSE dec

Moderation refers to manipulation of marks from the total score of students based factors such as difficulty levels in different sets of question papers. The HC asked CBSE on Tuesday to continue with the policy for this year.

"Legal opinion is being sought on the issue and various options are being explored. Things will become clearer by the end of the day," said a senior HRD official. So far, the CBSE has maintained that the Class 12 results will not be delayed.

"All attempts are being made to ensure results are not delayed. But a number of states have already declared results without doing moderation so there is still confusion about the entire issue," said a source.

The issue was discussed in a meeting called by HRD minister Prakash Javadekar with secretary school education and CBSE chairman on Wednesday.

CBSE officials said that they will continue with grace marks and a decision was taken in April to do away with moderation, which is seen as a factor behind high cut-offs in university entrance processes.