The SBTET credit system and ongoing review are having a beneficial impact on diploma courses, where the pass rate of students has increased by 39%.
Hyderabad: The State Board of Technical Education and Training (SBTETintroduction )’s of the credit system and continuous review are having a beneficial impact on diploma courses, as evidenced by an increase of 39% in the pass rate for students.
The pass rate for diploma students increased when SBTET introduced Curriculum or C-18 in 2018, an outcome-based education model, from 53.57 percent for the academic batch 2017–20 to 92.06 percent for 2018–2021 and 92.727 percent for the academic batch 2019–2022.
The ongoing review, which was absent from earlier curricula, was blamed by Board officials for the rise in the pass rate. The material has been separated into parts 1, 2, and 3 in accordance with C-18. While the end semester is held for 40 marks, 20 of which are covered by part 3, and the remaining marks are covered by the total course material, midterms I and II are performed taking parts 1 and 2 into consideration, respectively.
With part-A consisting of “remember”-based questions, part-B of “understanding”-based questions, and part-C of “application”-based questions, the question paper format for the mid-semester exam also experienced alterations. In addition to assignments at five marks each, seminars, paper presentations, and group discussions worth five marks each have been added to the list of ways to evaluate students.
The credit system has increased the pass percentage in addition to altering the assessment pattern. According to the new system, students must earn a minimum of 130 credits out of a possible 150 to receive a diploma. Previously, students needed to pass all of their subjects and earn a minimum of 35% of the possible points in order to receive a diploma.”Previously, even if a student received one mark less than necessary, they were recorded as failing. Now, a student will receive the graduation certificate even if they receive less credits in one subject overall but still fulfill the minimum credit level, according to a senior official.
