The Delhi High Court has issued notices to the central government, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and the National Assessment Centre ‘PARAKH’ on a demand to allow the use of calculators in Class 12 board examinations. The court has asked all concerned parties to file their replies within six weeks. However, the court has not yet permitted students to use calculators.
The public interest litigation has been filed by Vishal Dua, a resident of Pitampura in Delhi, on behalf of 10 other parents. The petition seeks permission to use simple and non-programmable calculators in the Class 12 accountancy examination. It has also urged that an expert committee examine the need for calculators in the mathematics examination.
The petitioners argue that in subjects such as accountancy and mathematics, doing lengthy calculations by hand takes considerable time. As a result, students get less time to demonstrate their subject understanding and application of concepts.
The petition also cites the 70th meeting of the CBSE curriculum committee held in November 2024. It claims that the committee had approved a proposal to allow basic calculators in the Class 12 accountancy examination. In December 2024, the proposal was also placed before the board’s governing body, but it has not been implemented so far.
The petition has also sought an expansion of the calculator facility available to students with disabilities. The matter is currently under consideration before the court, and a final decision will be taken after replies from the concerned parties and further hearings.
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