CBSE Class X results are out, but this time the ambiance among the student fraternity after the results is different from previous years. Generally students would be anxious to know the marks they have scored, but this time since CBSE has implemented the grade system and so they are relieved of the mark pressure that prevailed in the otherwise MARK System. Students will now get to know the grades in each subject, plus the grade point and the cumulative grade point average (CGPA). So the discrimination among students(based on marks) that prevailed in the Mark system has been brought down significantly. As the expectations and the anxiety level among the parents has dropped down, I believe that the number of suicides that would normally occur after board exam results would be brought down dramatically.
Many counselors and psychologists have welcomed this move by the CBSE, now what I think is that various state boards around the country must rethink their system and follow what CBSE has done. Good thing done by Mr.Kapil Sibal in implementing this system. Also this grade system is not new and widely adopted in various developing countries.
