The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) ushered in unprecedented education reforms in 2009 by announcing the grade system.Nearly two years down the line, the CBSE is once again ready to revolutionise the examination system.
Emulating a popular practice abroad, the CBSE - for the first time - will have a section of its Class XII answer scripts examined through the onscreen marking system or OMS.
For the uninitiated, OMS improves the accuracy and efficiency of marking remarkably. In this system, answer scripts are scanned and the images are uploaded on a server, which enables an examiner to evaluate the booklet on the computer with the help of specially developed software.
Though practically unheard of in India, this technology is being used abroad in countries such as the US, UK, Australia and China.
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