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Evaluation Reforms

9. Result Declaration

Declaration of results is a crucial element of the educational system of a higher educational
institute on which rests its credibility and reputation. In order to strengthen the process of result
declaration it is important to incorporate the following features:

1) Timeliness of declaration of result

2) Clarity of interpretation of the Result Card
3) Comprehensive Format

4) Accessibility
5) Verifiability

9.1 Timeliness of the Result Declaration

Timeliness is essential in case of both internal and external components of evaluation. The
following table shows a suggested timeline for formative, internal, assessments and summative
assessments.

Formative Assessment (Internal)
Daily Tasks Before the next task
Weekly Tasks Before the next task
Unit End Tests One week
Summative Assessment (External/ Internal)
External Components 20-30 days
Internal Components 7-10 days

9.2 Clarity of Interpretation
In the final result, having both internal and external components, it is desirable that both should
be mentioned separately, followed by the overall grade. The result should be easy to comprehend.
This becomes more important if educational institutes have varying grading and credit system.
It is thus essential to include at the back of the result, information about the grading and credit
system, interpretation of grades, and conversion of grades to percentage.

9.3 Comprehensive Format of the Report

Results reflect the achievement and competency of learners across all dimensions. A single
grade, percentage or score cannot depict the entire range of achievements of a learner. The
result should be comprehensive and include all aspects of learning outcomes, i.e. Academic,
Social, Moral and Spiritual. HEIs should evolve a format and granularity to suit their assessment
profiles and display achievement of learners in respective areas.

9.4 Accessibility

Semester end results should be declared online for both internal as well as external components.
This could be in the form of awarded letter grades only. A provision should be made in the
website through an automated system whereby students can view their mark sheet through
individual logins. To make the system secure, the details such as PRN, seat number should

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