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The use of Artificial Intelligence-based ChatGPT has been prohibited in the upcoming class 10, 12 board exams by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), officials said on Tuesday. The class 10 and 12 board exams are set to begin on Wednesday. "Mobile, ChatGPT and other electronic items will not be allowed in examination hall," according to instructions issued by the board ahead of the papers. The use of ChatGPT will amount to using unfair means in the exam, the board officials said. "Students are not allowed to carry any electronic devices inside the exam centre. This includes using device to access ChatGPT so that unfair means is not used," a senior board official said. ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer), which was launched in November 2022, is capable of generating speeches, songs, marketing copy, news articles and student essays or human-like text based on the input it is given. The new artificial intelligence (AI) system, known as a large language mode
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that parents should not pressure children due to social status, and asked students to focus on their work to come out of any such burden of expectations. Replying to students' questions during the sixth edition of 'Pariksha Pe Charcha", an annual interaction he has with students about issues like stress and studies related to exams, he said students should try to maintain focus on their work. Modi also spoke strongly against the use of unfair practices in exams. Cheating may help someone in an exam or two but not in life in the long run, he said. Never take the shortcut, he added. Hardwork of students will always help them advance in life, he said. He added students should at times analyse the pressure applied on them to see if they are underestimating their strengths. Modi said it is natural for family members to have expectations but it is wrong if they are linked to consciousness about social class or status. As a batter focuses on
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced class 10 results on Tuesday. "The results have been announced at 12 noon today," a senior official said. The board exams were cancelled this year in view of the aggressive second wave of COVID-19. The result has been announced on the basis of an alternate assessment policy. According to the policy, while 20 marks for each subject were for internal assessment as every year, 80 marks were calculated on basis of the students' performance in various tests or exams throughout the year.