Following opposition by teachers, govt. reduces LBA marks

In the wake of strong opposition from teachers, the Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) has reduced the marks allotted for Lesson Based Assessment (LBA) to 15 for students of classes 1 to 5 and 20 for students of classes 6 to 10.

Earlier, it had announced that the LBA would have 25 marks for all students.

The Commissioner of Public Instruction has recently issued an order that the LBA for classes 1 to 5 should be assessed for a total of 15 marks, including a written test for 10 marks and an oral test for five marks. Students of classes 6 and 7 should be assessed for 20 marks, including objective and descriptive questions. And, students of classes 8 to 10 should be asked questions for 20 marks, including multiple choice and descriptive questions.

The districts implementing the Maru Sinchana programme should conduct assessment for a total of 20 marks, considering LBA for 15 marks and Maru Sinchana programme questions for five marks, except for Hindi language from classes 6 to 10. It has been stated that one LBA should be conducted for every three lessons in the subject of Social Science from classes 6 to 10, the order said.

The department has implemented LBA from the current academic year. According to this, government, aided, and private schools following the State curriculum are required to conduct LBA without fail and update marks obtained by the students and lesson plans online on the Student Achievement Tracking System portal. However, teachers across the State had opposed LBA, saying that this was creating unnecessary pressure.

The Hindu reported the same on July 30, 2025. Following this, the department has now reduced LBA marks.