SSLC examination: Govt. announcement of grades for third language raises questions over how to evaluate skill subjects

With the government announcing that instead of marks, grades will be awarded for the third language paper of the SSLC examination, questions have been raised over how skill-based subjects, which students have chosen by taking exemption from studying the third language, would be evaluated.

Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa announced on Friday that instead of marks, grades would be awarded from this academic year to third language papers of Hindi, Kannada, English, Arabic, Urdu, Sanskrit, Tulu, Konkani, and Marathi.