Initiatives taken to deal with stress among students
As regards schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), a number of initiatives have been taken to deal with stress related to examination. These include, restructuring and simplification of question papers, introduction of grading system at Secondary School level for Classes IX & X, additional time to read the Question Paper, optional Class X Board Examination w.e.f. 2011, introduction of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) in Classes IX and X, counseling services in schools and web-based interaction with CBSE throughout the year.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Sh. Prakash Javadekar today in a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question.