Sections of educationists and parents have opposed the National Curriculum Framework’s (NCF) proposal to conduct board exams twice a year for students.
As of now, the board exams are conducted for the students of classes 10 and 12 for Central or State board curriculum. According to the final NCF, all students will be allowed to take board exams on at least two occasions during any given school year, with only the best score being retained. The NCF has also recommended that in the long term, all boards should change to semester or term-based systems, where students can be tested in a subject as soon as they have completed the subject, which would reduce the content load being tested in any one examination.
