Gujarat: Class 12 science students to be credited 4 marks for errors in paper

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) has finalized the Class 12 science answer keys, paving the way for the upcoming results. Despite opening a window for student objections until April 4, the board's subject experts rejected all new representations, opting to uphold the provisional key with its existing corrections. As a result, the board declared the previously released provisional answer key as the final answer key without making any changes. According to the final answer key, certain discrepancies identified earlier in the physics and chemistry papers led to the awarding of grace marks to students. In the chemistry paper, Gujarati- and Hindi-medium students were granted one mark each due to an error in one question, while English-medium students received two marks for errors in two questions.Similarly, in the physics paper, Gujarati-medium students were awarded three grace marks, whereas Hindi- and English-medium students were given two marks each. No errors were found in the mathematics and biology papers.Overall, based on the final answer key, Gujarati- and English-medium students will be compensated with four marks, while Hindi-medium students will get three marks. This benefit will be reflected in the final results.With the release of the final answer key, the evaluation process was expected to proceed towards completion, and the board was likely to announce the Class 12 science results soon.