Removal Of Terms From CBSE Mark Sheet

Source: The Times of India

'Fail' and 'compartment', these two terms will not be further used in any mark sheet from CBSE. Central Board of Secondary Education has recently taken a decision of replacing these two terms with two words 'Essential Repeat' which indicates that the student has to reappear for a particular exam. 

Several school authorities, psychologists and students have given their view on how the word 'fail' affected students over the years.

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•  Derogatory Term
Surender Sachdeva, Principal, DPS Bhopal said that "Fail is a very derogatory term and it has a lasting impact on the student's mind.”

•  Psychologically Demoralising
Dr. Prashant Bhimani, psychologist says that words, like fail, are psychologically demoralising. If achievements are personal, similarly a low score is personal too. Thus, they should be told personally that they have to reappear instead of a huge 'F' on their mark sheet.

These changes will surely maintain the level of confidence in students.