internal assessment

NCERT has recommended an increase in the marks allotted to internal assessment by up to 50 per cent.As part of reforms in the examination system, the Department of Education Measurement and Evaluation of NCERT has suggested various educational boards across the country, including CBSE, to give more weightage to school-based assessment which would be conducted through oral testing, projects and practicals.NCERT has also suggested revamping the question patterns in the written test with more emphasis on short answer type and Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ).As per the recommendations, the teachers in schools will conduct oral testing by asking questions to students and initiating discussions among them. The oral skills of students will carry certain marks.