Jaipur: Government will reintroduce compulsory class X board examination for CBSE schools from the 2017-18 academic year, Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said here on Monday.
In an informal conversation with reporters after a meeting here, he informed about the decision to re-introduce class X board examination.
Javadekar also said state governments will be given authority to reintroduce class V and VIII board examinations, a proposal for which will be tabled in the Cabinet and then in Parliament.
“The decision to conduct class V and VIII board examinations will be left with the state,” Javadekar said.
The main focus of HRD Ministry is on improving the quality of school education, specifically of government schools, he said.
Asked about suicide by several students preparing for IITJEE at coaching institutes of Kota, Javadekar said a website IIT-PAL will be introduced free of cost on which students will get facilities like study material, guidance by experts and discussion options. (PTI)
