Taskforce Recommended not to Provide the Original Certificate for D Grade in School Level Exam:
Stating that the alphabet system is deteriorating the quality of learning and teaching among the students studying in the school, it has been recommended not to provide the original certificate to those who have not achieved a minimum of 35 percent (D grade i.e. GPA 1.60) thematically. Currently, all those who have participated in the examinations from class 8 to 12 have been getting the original certificate as 'Completed'. In the present practice, if 30 to 40 percent is obtained thematically in the examination, it is evaluated in D plus and if it is obtained from 20 to 30 percent, it is evaluated in D grade.
In the school education system of Nepal formed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, the Study Task Force on Alphabetical System have recommended that those who get 35 to 40 percent marks get D and those who get less than 35 percent get grade or GPA without assessment. Only grade sheets will be provided to non-graded recipients without providing an original certificate.
The National Curriculum Development and Evaluation Council chaired by the Minister of Education, Science, and Technology has approved the report prepared by the task force and decided to recommend it to the Ministry of Education for implementation.
Member of the National Planning Commission (Education) Dr. Usha Jha, who is also the coordinator of the task force, said that a 35 percent minimum benchmark should be set in the school level examinations to improve the quality of education.
The alphabetical system introduced for educational reform began to distort the mindset and thinking of the students. Therefore, it is recommended to be strict. ”
At present, the students who get C or lower grade in the examination are allowed to appear in the supplementary grade increment and grade increment examination in any subject for three years.
The task force has recommended that students be allowed to take up to two subjects at a time, instead of being forced to move up to the upper class.
"The provision of giving exams in all subjects in the name of grade promotion is also not appropriate," said a member of the task force. Jha said, "If there was an arrangement to participate in the grade promotion examination for only two subjects at most, I would have developed a mentality in the students that I have to work hard."
The task force has recommended such arrangement in the final examination to be taken from class 8 to 12. Stating that uniformity should be maintained in the evaluation system of all levels of examinations, he said that the evaluation method would be similar at the university level as well.
The task force has recommended that the original certificate should not be provided to the students unless they have obtained a C grade in the thematic or experimental side and a D grade in the periodical or theoretical.
It has been recommended to make arrangements for not being able to study in the country and abroad without obtaining the original certificate and for not providing equivalence if one studies abroad. In order to obtain the original certificate, the task force has recommended that the student be allowed to join the next year's examination or re-study in the same class if he/she fails to get the prescribed grade in the grade increment examination once and in that grade increment examination.
The task force has recommended evaluation in eight different categories. Currently, such an assessment is done in nine categories.
