The 59th meeting of the board chaired by HRD Minister Kapil Sibal took the decision to constitute the committee to be headed by Haryana Education Minister Geeta Bhukkal after the issue was raised by Education Minister of Bihar and supported by Ministers of Chattisgarh, Haryana and Assam.
They said after the implementation of the RTE Act, there is no board examination till class VIII and no detention which has affected performance of students in rural schools.
The implementation of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) of the students, which is mandatory, is done only in CBSE schools, the Ministers said and rued that the students in rural schools do not concentrate on studies due to its improper implementation.
Considering the complaint, the CABE meeting, chaired by HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, decided to set up the Committee for assessment and implementation of the CCE in the context of the no detention provision in the RTE ACT.
The CABE committee, which will include education ministers from states, academics and civil society representatives, will submit its report in three months after consulting the state governments and other stake holders. (MORE)