The Central Board of Secondary Education will include skill subject marks in the best of five!
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If students are unable to earn higher marks in elective subjects, in that case, the CBSE has ordered that the scores obtained in a specific skill subject be included in their best of five marks for classes IX and X.
Additionally, if a student fails any of the three core subjects (Science, Math, and Social Science), the best of five marks will be added to that score. Starting with the academic year 2023–2024, the planned adjustments would be implemented.
The decision to integrate mainstream and skill subjects has been made by CBSE. It will substantially improve students’ understanding and give them the practical know-how of the particular field if they study a vocational subject in addition to their core courses.
Director of CBSE Biswajit Saha told that the inclusion of the marks from the skill subject in the best of five for grades IX and X was made because NEP 2020 supports an inclusive approach to education. There will be no distinction between traditional mainstream and vocational subjects as a result of the integration of vocational education into mainstream education that has been undertaken. Additionally, it would encourage parents to encourage their kids to proactively choose skill-related subjects.
In order for the nation to eventually become a global centre of skilling, this fundamental idea of skilling must be adopted at the school level without compromising the academic courses. Saha continues, “Skill education needs to be promoted in schools since it will be essential in involving the students in projects and activities through cutting-edge pedagogies that will bring out their greatest potential.”
Academic and skill subjects that are related to one another should be the goal. The students would benefit, for instance, if they chose tourism as a skill subject in addition to studying social science because the two are interrelated. In a similar vein, students studying Science may choose IT as a skill subject to broaden their expertise. According to Saha, recent developments include the introduction of skills courses in the life sciences and certain concepts from the pharmaceutical sciences.
“For a school education ecosystem to be progressive, there should be no boundary between conventional and vocational subjects,” asserts Sudha Acharya, chairperson of the National Progressive Schools Conference (NPSC). It would serve as a motivator for pupils who are capable of performing well in academic subjects. It is advantageous for children with special needs in particular since it would reduce their level of stress.
