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So, the suggestion is that in diploma and degree courses with practical components, we should give 70% weightage to practical papers and less proportion of marks to theory,” said MC Sharma, joint secretary of COBSE, on Saturday.Director of CBSE’s Guwahati regional office KK Choudhury said the 70:30 weightage for practical and theory papers in board exams has to be maintained because alteration of this may not be accepted by the universities. However, they are finding it difficult to perform their duties as per their skills. GUWAHATI: The Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE) has proposed that the weightage for practical needs to be increased by up to 70% in degree and diploma courses to cater to market needs.Earlier, 38 education boards had said since it is difficult to alter the 70:30 ratio of allotting marks for theory and practical in the school board exams, the trend needs to be reversed in diploma and degree courses having practicals for professional needs.“There are so many children holding diplomas and degrees in the country. He added that introducing new courses and revamping the existing syllabus may go a long way in giving more applied knowledge to students.Secretary of the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC), Kamal Jyoti Gogoi, said it was resolved by the board representatives that in case of sensitive exam centres, efforts should be made to arrange videography to ensure fair conduct of examinations. He added that it was suggested that in order to have proper surveillance, flying squads be deputed on a regular basis for major papers like science and mathematics Earlier, inaugurating the three-day conference jointly hosted by the AHSEC and the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (Seba) in the city, chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal urged the members of COBSE to display integrity, exemplary skill and diligence in conducting examinations to reinforce people’s faith in the examination system in the country..