Should entrance tests replace boards?

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Posted: 13 years ago

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I had just given my 10th class exams this year in April and I've got a perfect 10 CGPA. Now I'm in class 11th and this is the most frustrating phase of my life until now. I'm a science student. Now not only do I have to study for my school examinations but also prepare for engineering entrance test for which I have joined some coaching class.

What I am taught in my coaching classes is different from what I have to study in the school.

But the main point is the pressure on me now. 10th was way much more easy that 11th. In India, as a student goes from 10th to 11th he is so pressurized that at first he couldn't even understand what and how to do. Now I have to study for schools separately and prepare for the engineering tests separately.

And with the CCE system or the new common entrance test system introduced by Kapil Sibbal, it pressurizes the student even more when he goes from class 10th to 11th. Earlier, marks in 12th boards didn't matter that much if you get into a good engineering college. But now, you are not even eligible to give the entrance test for IIT if you don't have at least the specified %age in 12th boards which I believe is 80% for CBSE.

Already school studies have increased 4 folds. Coaching classes added, we feel all screwed up. I'm just studying, studying and studying nowadays while reminiscing about class 10th and earlier!

But then, I don't think that entrance tests should replace boards. Both, altogether, pressurize the students to a great extent but then, entrance test is sometimes about luck, our presence of mind at that particular time, while boards are all about how much we prepare. One of my cousins scored very less in his 12th boards but got into IIT, while my friend scored 94 point something in boards but couldn't get a good rank in IITJEE or AIEEE.

Entrance tests and boards mark the students ability in their own different ways. We just can't replace one by the other. Both are needed, but, the way they are done, can obviously be changed. The pressure put on the students should be decreased.

Edited by AfflicteD - 13 years ago

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Atharva Dev

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Posted: 13 years ago

#22

agee with u!!!! hell bent corruption leading our country

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Freethinker112

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Posted: 13 years ago

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The problem is that there is no standardization in boards. You have got ICSE, CBSE, state boards, open boards, etc. Everyone has slightly different syllabus, different question patterns, and different ways of marking. ICSE is much tougher than CBSE, so same student will score less. So, unless everyone comes from the same boards, it is not possible to compare them based on their marks. So, and entrance test is necessary so that every student is judged based on the same questions and same conditions.

Another thing is that boards are subjective. Some students know a thing but can't explain in a better way, while some can write lengthy answers based on little fact. And some marks are even awarded for handwriting. Some good students have bad handwriting, which creates a bias in the examiner's mind. Objective test tests your intelligence and problem solving ability. Apply whatever method you like, you just have to solve the problem, which mimics real life scenarios. Your salary won't get deducted like your marks, if you don't follow the conventional method. In fact, one is encouraged to be different in real world, unlike the boards where everyone is supposed to write the same things and follow the same methods.

Another thing is board exams are much easier than entrance exams. It tests more of your rote memory rather than intelligence. i can't sya about other streams, but it is true for science. exams like JEE test how clear your concepts are and whether you can practically apply your theoretical knowledge to solve real problems. Boards just test how good can you mug your book and write word by word in your answer sheet. You may not understand a word, but if you can repeat what you read in the books, you score good. That's why you see many students scoring 90%+ in boards who can't clear JEE.

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Posted: 12 years ago

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Can anybody please throw some light on what this "open book system" is all about 😕 Sibal ji keeps throwing bouncers every year without proper explanation 😒

Why not experiment from the grade XI th itself . Why harass those appearing for their boards every time