Maharashtra: Class X students of international boards worried over CET for admission
While Class X students await Secondary School Certificate (SSC) results this month, their counterparts from international education boards who appeared for physical exams are in a dilemma over appearing for an entrance test for Class XI admission, despite excelling in their papers.
Representative imageMUMBAI: While Class X students await Secondary School Certificate (SSC) results this month, their counterparts from international education boards who appeared for physical exams are in a dilemma over appearing for an entrance test for Class XI admission, despite excelling in their papers.
The SSC results will be based on Class IX and X school performance. But to maintain uniformity, the state has decided to hold an optional Common Entrance Test (CET). The CET score will get preference over SSC and other board marks.
However, students from the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and International Baccalaureate (IB) are worried as the CET will be a 100 marks paper with 25 questions each on English, Maths, Science, and Social Science. An IGCSE science student said attempting social science questions will be difficult as he did not have the subject in his Class X. “IGCSE students choose their stream (science/commerce/arts) in Class IX. Similarly, an IGCSE commerce student will be lost answering science questions,” said a parent, whose son secured 96%.
The SSC results will be based on Class IX and X school performance. But to maintain uniformity, the state has decided to hold an optional Common Entrance Test (CET). The CET score will get preference over SSC and other board marks.
However, students from the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and International Baccalaureate (IB) are worried as the CET will be a 100 marks paper with 25 questions each on English, Maths, Science, and Social Science. An IGCSE science student said attempting social science questions will be difficult as he did not have the subject in his Class X. “IGCSE students choose their stream (science/commerce/arts) in Class IX. Similarly, an IGCSE commerce student will be lost answering science questions,” said a parent, whose son secured 96%.
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