The first meeting of the Delhi Board of School Education’s (DBSE) general body was held on Tuesday in which matters regarding the registration and the constitution of the board were discussed.

The meeting was attended by the nominated and ex-officio members of the board.

"The agenda of the first meeting included appraisal regarding the registration of the DBSE under the Society Registration Act, 1860, the constitution of the DBSE and its functioning from the academic session 2021-2022, and the appraisal of the members/nominated members of the general body of the Board," according to a statement issued by the Sisodia.

 Sisodia said that the DBSE will discourage rote-learning, bring continuous formative assessments and promote growth mindsets in students.

"The purpose of the Delhi Board of School Education is three-fold. First, the Board will move away from the practice of rote-learning and move towards giving a holistic picture of each learner, which goes beyond scholastic ability in subjects to include values and skills required in the future such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration. Secondly, it will emphasise on continuous formative assessments.

"The main aim of setting up the board is that the assessment system should become a 'Partner of Learning and not an Authority of Testing'. And third, we want to encourage a growth mindset among students, which would be strengthened by making it a part of regular assessment," Sisodia said.

The Delhi Cabinet had approved the setting up of the DBSE on March 6, following which the society for the Board was registered on March 19.

Sisodia added that the DBSE will also empower teachers to achieve their full potential by giving them "timely feedback on specific actions they take to help every child in their classroom".

"...Often, the style and frequency of our assessments leaves little room for teachers to change their teaching plan so as to help individual learners in areas where they need help. With a more personalized and continuous form of assessment, teachers will receive actionable inputs on how they can help learners overcome difficulties they may be facing in the classroom," he said.

Sisodia presided over the first meeting of the Delhi Board of School Education as its president. The meeting was attended by the nominated and ex-officio members.

The agenda of the first meeting included appraisal regarding the registration of the Delhi Board of School Education under the Society Registration Act, 1860, the constitution of the Delhi Board of School Education and its functioning from the academic session 2021-2022, and the appraisal of the Members / Nominated Members of the General Body of the Board.

The Delhi Cabinet had approved the setting up of the Delhi Board of School Education on 6th March 2021, after which the society for the Board was registered on 19th March 2021. The DBSE is formed with the objectives to manage quality and standard in school education, design/conduct holistic learning assessments, amplify learner’s skills, and knowledge among its affiliated schools in NCT of Delhi.