Thirty marks in teacher's hand

According to the new syllabus prescribed for class six to nine, 30 marks out of 100 in each subject will be kept at teacher's disposal. And this has given rise to many questions. We know coaching centres are mushrooming these days and many of them are owned by the teachers. If 30 marks are given in the hands of the teachers, they will take illegal advantage of it. They will not give the students the numbers they deserve unless and until the students admit themselves into their coaching centres. Thus the students will be held hostage to the teachers' whims as well as despotism. The teachers will be more interested to teach the students at their respective coaching centre than at the schools. As a result, the standard of education at the schools will further go down. Besides, the local bigwigs will try to exert influence on the teachers. Consequently, the system will be misused to a great extent.

Last but no the least, the poor but meritorious students studying at different universities and colleges will be in trouble since they depend on private coaching as their source of income.

Taking all these into account, the authorities concerned, therefore, should reconsider their decision of leaving 30 marks in the teacher's hand.