SC Asks CBSE, ICSE to Direct Schools to Disclose Students Whose Marks Were Reduced Under Moderation Policy

It was provided in the policy of ‘assessment standardization’ named as moderation policy so announced by CBSE that no student of any school shall get more than what was the highest marks obtained by ex-students in the past three years.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) has asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE) to direct schools to disclose to all those students whose marks were reduced under the policy of moderation.

The direction was passed by a bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar and also comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna. The bench heard the petition filed by an association of schools – the Association of Private Schools of Uttar Pradesh.