Delhi High Court terms CBSE move to scrap grace marks policy as 'unfair and irresponsible'

New Delhi : Delhi High Court on Monday termed Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) move to scrap grace mark policy as ‘unfair and irresponsible’ and asked why it cannot be implemented from next year.

A bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Pratibha M Singh said that the CBSE decision will have a drastic effect on the performance of students appearing for the exam this year.

The bench also posted a question over implementation and asked when the results are due in few days, why not apply it for the new academic year.

The Court has asked CBSE to submit their reply by Tuesday when it would hear a PIL that has contended that the policy should not be done away with this year, as decided by some states since it would affect the students of Class 12 who have applied for admissions abroad.

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CBSE on April 25 has announced that it will be mentioning extra marks aka "grace marks" given to Class 12 students separately on mark sheets.

The decision was part of proposals discussed by top officials of the education ministry and counterparts in the state.