The Kerala Board Of Public Examinations (KBPE) has revised its grace mark coverage for Secondary College Leaving Certificates (SSLC) and Increased Secondary (HSLC) examinations, rising the restrict of grace marks awarded to college students below numerous classes.
Beneath the up to date guidelines, the utmost grace marks for members in state-level sports activities and humanities occasions have been raised from 10 to fifteen marks. Nationwide-level members will now obtain as much as 20 marks, up from the earlier 15. These marks will likely be distributed proportionately throughout topics, as earlier.
One other vital change is for NCC and Scout & Information cadets. Beforehand capped at 5 marks, the utmost grace marks have now been doubled to 10. Equally, college students with authorized participation in science gala’s and IT gala’s can now declare as much as 10 grace marks as a substitute of the sooner 5.
Kerala SSLC, Plus Two grace marks: Then vs now
| Class | Earlier Grace Mark Restrict | Revised Grace Mark Restrict |
| State-level Arts/Sports activities | 10 marks | 15 marks |
| Nationwide-level Arts/Sports activities | 15 marks | 20 marks |
| NCC / Scouts & Guides | 5 marks | 10 marks |
| Science / Maths / IT Festivals | 5 marks | 10 marks |
The KBPE in its discover has said that the revision goals to “acknowledge the rising competitiveness and energy concerned in these extracurricular actions,” as famous within the official order issued by the Normal Training Division.
Along with the hike, the order clarifies that grace marks ought to be utilized just for eligibility and never for bettering grades. This implies college students can use them to go a topic or examination however to not improve their grade from, say, B to A. The overall most grace marks {that a} pupil can avail of throughout all classes stays topic to the 30-mark cap.
Moreover, the Kerala Pareeksha Bhavan will likely be chargeable for implementing these modifications and making certain they’re uniformly utilized throughout colleges affiliated with the state board.
