Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) proposed to introduce a dual-level mathematics examination for Class-10, wherein students will have the option to choose between ‘Basic or Standard’ levels.
The official said that the proposal is aimed at reducing the stress among those students who do not wish to continue mathematics at the senior secondary level.
“The idea behind introducing the two levels or two question papers of varied difficulty is that the students who do not study mathematics after Class 10th need not be tested for the standard skills,” the official said.
In the meantime, Director Academics of JKBOSE in a notification seeking public opinion has said that as per the guidelines of National Education Policy 2020, JKBOSE intends to implement a mechanism for offering two-level mathematics ‘Basic and Standard’ for Class 10th.
“The move is aimed at making board exams less stressful and to optimise the assessment as per the future academic interest for the students desirous to pursue mathematics at higher secondary level,” it reads.
