as there is a final level exam at 12th standard it is not necessary for conducting an exam at 10th std. before the introduction of plus 2 the 10th exam was the secondary school leaving certificate (s.s.l.c). now as there is final filter at 12th the 10th exam is not necessary. it is giving unnecessary overload for the school administration in preparing transfer certificates and other documents and to the state level board of examination office to conduct a large examination, valuation of the papers, announcing result, preparing marksheets for lakhs of pupils. we can also avoid the dropouts who are failed in the exam so that we can do certain achievements for sarva siksha abiyam scheme also.

I think the uniformity should be in raising the standards of education and not in lowering the standards.CBSE was enjoying a higher standards than the state level examinations .I am sure Kapil Sibal and all the proreservationists are going to screw up education for their own ulteriro ends

What are the merit of mr.sibal decisison?. No force or pressure for students to get high marks in state board exam.Poverty will be reduced because definetly to go to the higher studiesMore students willing to continue their studies after 10 std.In japan , from elementary level students to concentrade on the subject which students are familier with these subjects then more innovative ideas and to find more new things like etc , operate the robot .

Irrespective of whether Mr.Sibal's idea is good or bad, let us not forget that he won't get anywhere with this proposal. Once he says he wants to involve State Govts and State Education Boards, they will strongly oppose an idea that will reduce the relevance of 'Babu's who have been running these boards for a very long time and have made tons of money by misusing their power.

Whatever the final decisions may be, ICSE board shall not be affected in any way, as ICSE board is not under Mr. Sibal. So, is it right for half of the country to give board examinations and the rest to not? Unless ICSE board and Mr. Sibal reach a decision together, it is not wise for CBSE and state boards to not hold board exams and ICSE to do the same.

Mr. Sibal thinking is a right step to go ahead for uniforming of education of the budding youths to serve the country under one umbrella. The parents and pupils as well will be able to avoid lot of formality hazards including migration and admission difficulty in any institution.

It will be a step in the right direction by the new HRD Minister. In reality, what relevance this 10th Board Exam serve except for draining the energy and resources of the parents and students alike?? This entire Board exam system has created an industry of phony coaching classes and has provided the schools to neglect their primary task of imparting the quest for knowledge

Just a couple of weeks ago Obama sent a message to the Americans, "watch out the Indians are coming". If Indians are doing well it is because Indians traditionally respect learning.Yet I agree learning or higher studies is not everybodys cup of tea.Its rarely schools which force children to take up a streams...stress I think is caused by wrong choices which sometimes the students make themselves or when parents force their choices on children.Therefore I think its important to gauge the aptitude of the child by class IX through proper counselling.Most Indian schools do not have this facility which maybe what creates stress in the later years.By reducing the standards of education we will hardly be in a position to compete at an international level .

Rock on Mr.Sibal. This is a clear move for the Indian System of education to be on par with the the Rest of the World(like the Americas and Europe).

It is a welcome step. Students who can mug up the answers can score heavily in 10th. If you ask a question on the subject they scored highest,other than the one available in the notes or guides, they fumble for the answer. Why not single syllabus for all the schools in India excluding language paper, thus doing away with State Board, Central Board, Metriculation, etc., streams presently available.

even i am a student and the teachers hav started pressurising us already!..............all the time v r forced to study!...........its an exellent decision!but i hope it applies for the current batch!

it seems a good move as the evaluation intelligence can’t be done through percentage system which is omnipresent in our education system. It is assumed that if a kid has been able to score good marks then he/she is considered an intelligent one no matter how poor he/she is in solving the basic problem of the learning. So the percentage system must be scrapped from our education system but the next questions that comes into mind is that what should be the better replacement of it? just doing away from the percentage system is not going to solve the problem as today most of the kids are very poor when it comes to fundamental even if they are scoring good percentages.. The whole education system need to be revised.

Excellent move Mr Sibal. This system is successfully implemented across many western countries like UK , US etc.. The objective of acquiring knowledge should be to be able to apply it to further the knowledge and not mug and throw up during few hours of exam and then forget it. This will unleash the creativity of a strong nation and help us invent new products and solutions forthe world. Way to Go.

Correct decision by taken Sibal kapil sahab.Now will try i to get class X degree.Jai ho

Does the govt. propose to reduce the voting age to 14? why such populist statements?

Appreciate Mr. Sibal for the reform he is thinking of. Marks are never writing on the walls!! An average student in exams can outshine a brilliant student in their adulthood. What is required is to teach them the way to understand the subjects but not mugging up as most do it for the of marks.

How they will know where they stand in the class

It was long overdue sinc 1986 when new educational policy was formulated by late Sh. Rajiv Gandhi. The formative years of a child are consumed bt the stress of scoring more and more. The school wants it more for more new enteries to do the brisk educational businees, the parents want more marks to boast arround . In Jammu and Kashmir Board there is 8th class board exama. and I have seen students failling in 8 class for four times.

IT IS HEIGHTS OF FOOLISHNESS TO SCRAP EXAMS. INSTEAD HE SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON HOW TO EQUIP STUDENTS TO FACE EXAMS BETTER. THERE IS SHORT CUT TO SUCCESS. HARD WORK AND PERSEVERANCE IS THE ONLY ROUTE FOR SUCCESS. HE IS PLANNING TO TAKE INDIA INTO BC ERA.MAY BE HE IS ACTING UPON PRESSURE FROM THE US!!!!!!!!AS EVERYBODY KNOWS THE PRESENT DAY INDIANS ARE HIGHLY BRILLIANT AND HARDWORKING, THE LAZY AMERICANS AND AUSSIES ARE HAVING TOUGH TIME COMPETING WITH THEM. SO, BY AVOIDING EXAMS, MR. SIBAL WANTS TO MAKE INDIANS EASY GOERS AND THUS LESS COMPETITIVE.WHOLE WORLD IS AWESTRUCK WITH THE TALENTED INDIANS WHICH PROBABLY MR. SIBAL DOES NOT LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GOD SAVE INDIA FROM INTERNAL ENEMIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Education should be provided to all. All Govt. schools can't accommodate all children in India. Hence private schools are making business on primary education. With this system neither parents nor teachers are benefited. Now time has come to change the system. My suggestion is that make it mandatory to give admission to all children in Govt. schools where they are residing. Do not make compulsory to attend classes in Govt. schools. Let children join in tuitions conducted by unemployed BEd youth / Unemployed Graduates / retired teachers directly or coached by their parents at home. Conduct quarterly, half-yearly and annual exams in Govt. schools to access the skills of the students. Depending on availability of teachers and rooms in Govt. schools give contact classes to children who falls under below poverty line. Make contact classes is only an optional. In this way we can avoid private /corporate schools and encouraging unemployed Graduate/ BEd youth by giving self-employment to them.

Class X exams must not be scrapped. Everyone should go through it. But Class XII exams must be scrapped and replaced by a SAT like exam covering the syllabus for Classes XI and XII. Everyone who wishes for a college education including in professional colleges must go thru it. There should be only one exam at the end of Class XII and not multiple exams/admission tests as at present.Class X exam will have the status of school-leaving exam which will clear the schools of non-serios students at Class XI and XII.

Most bewildering thing to do.Already the standards have fallen very low.with this move it will rech its nadir.Merit has and requires certain tests at certain age.10th class is the right age for that.The move needs tobe scrapped at the beginnig itself.

I think Mr. Kapil Sibal wants to be another headache of Indian people like the one we had before in the Human ministry. I wonder how Congress is choosing these kinds of people to Human Resourse ministry? The idea is poor and I do not see any revolution in it. Let God help our youngsters. Yah Allah please forgive these people who wnated to become a mockery to the Indian Democratic system.

It is because of this time tested system, that Indians were able to set standard for the world in information technology and dominate it. The Western world is lagging behind India and china in educational field now. We should not copy their mistake and throw away our advantage. Let Mr Sibal start "special" schools for those few who find exams traumatic instead of lowering the standard of education.

Dear Mr. Sibal, Thank you for your concern for children. What is the alternate ? In this competitive world, I think there is no choice. If you want to be liberal and relieve children only of the "stress" it is a very bad move. Any move should be based on scientific and factual basis.I have lived in Canada and my son has studied for four years over there. Our (Indian) school and it's strict curriculum is indeed required if we want to remain competitive. 10th board exam is indeed required to make children get serious about studying for their career. For most boys (I think it is not the case for girls) due to their mental growth in 10th standard they do not get the required seriousness to study and are very playful. Only with the stress of 10th board can they be motivated to concentrate on studies. What is really required is this: Instead of laying stress on theory, there should be focus on 'doing' e.g. repairing cycles, motors, electronic items, hospitality, food preparation etc.