The School Education Department will introduce the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system for classes I to VIII from the next academic year. According to a Government Order dated September 19, the initiative seeks to help the students move from rote learning to an application-based approach.
The decision to introduce CCE has been taken following the recommendation of an expert group constituted by the Directorate of Teacher Education Research and Training (DTERT). According to sources in the School Education Department, the group comprised former director of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), G. Balasubramanian, heads of government and Matriculation schools and senior officials.
A senior official of the Department said that the CCE will be introduced for classes IX and X from 2013-14.
