The above steps would help the learners and parents, who are the primary stakeholders of school education, in the following manner:-
a) It will reduce stress and anxiety which often builds up during and after the examination which could have an adverse impact on young students especially in the age group of 13-15 years.
b) It will reduce the dropout rate as there will be less fear and anxiety related to performance.
1.1 Senior Secondary Schools
a) There will be no Class X Board Examination w.e.f. 2011 for students studying in CBSE’s Senior Secondary schools and who do not wish to move out of the CBSE system after Class X.
b) However, such students of Senior Secondary Schools who wish to move out of the CBSE system after Class X (Pre-University, Vocational course, Change of Board, etc.) will be required to take the Board’s External (pen and paper written/online) Examination.
Aptitude Test:
1. The Board will offer an Aptitude Test (optional) which along with other school records and CCE would help the students, parents and teachers in deciding the choice of the subjects at Class XI.
2. The Board proposes to provide an opportunity to students to undertake the Aptitude Test twice, once at the end of Class IX and then at the end of Class X.
Part-1 CCE for CBSE Class X – 2009 – 10 Academic Session
CBSE Examination Reforms and Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) for CBSE Class X 2009 –10 academic session and onwards.
1. All students of Class X in the current academic year will be taking the CBSE Board’s Class X 2010 Examination. The CBSE will be conducting this Examination. Kindly visit CBSE official website for more details
Part-1 CCE for CBSE Class IX 2009 –10 Academic Sessions
CBSE Examination Reforms and Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE), Strengthening Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) in Class IX (Second Term October 2009 – March 2010). For further details kindly visit CCE and myCBSEguide
1. The Central Board of Secondary Education introduced Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation in Primary classes in 2004 (Circular No. 5/18/25/04). The achievement records and its format was also circulated for Classes I to V with the objective of facilitating holistic learning in the school.
CBSE Circular regarding use of mobile phones in schools is given below. For details visit cbse official site.
The ubiquitous Mobile Phone has seeped into the lives of every individual irrespective of whether they are students, teachers, professionals or others. It is imperative for us to reflect on this over dependence on technological interventions which can have both positive and negative impacts.
CBSE, New Delhi issued a circular regarding adherence to norms of affiliation. The circular is addressed to school principals. Here the circular is. Kindly visit CBSE official site for original circular.
It has been observed in the recent past that a large number of schools are not adhering to the provision laid down under the Affiliation Bye-laws of the Board which are mandatory in nature.
CBSE has introduced new grading Pattern for class 10 students. There will be nine grades. The highest will be A1 (exceptional) with a grade point of 10 and a marks range of 91-100%. Second grade will be A2 (excellent) with a grade point of 9 and marks in the range of 81-90%. Third grade will be B1 (very good) with grade point of 8 and a marks range of 71-80%.
The new grading and assessment system of the Central Board of Secondary Education will help schools to get rid of rote learning. But how exactly will the system work?
THE ACADEMIC SESSION
Each academic session in Class IX and X will comprise two terms and students will have two term-end exams called summative assessment.
“The CBSE will provide a question bank to schools, which will then prepare their question papers for the term-end exam and evaluate papers internally,” said CBSE Chairperson Vineet Joshi.
You are aware that Central Board of Secondary Education has been conducting Group Mathematics Olympiad every year. The competition is held at selected venues in different parts of the country and aims at identifying, promoting and nurturing talent in the subject. This is to inform you that this year’s said competition will be held on Sunday, 29th November 2009 at identified centres.
Under Under the new system, students will be evaluated through formative and summative assessments throughout the academic year that will be divided into two terms. While formative assessment includes continuous evaluation throughout the year, summative assessment will require students to appear for exams at the end of each term.
To strengthen the importance of ‘Hands On’ experience in realizing the concepts and construction of knowledge, the practical – skill based multiple choice question paper for Board’s class X Examination were based on list of experiments included in class X as well as class IX syllabus.
Equal weightage in terms of marks (10+10) was assigned to questions based on class IX experiments and class X experiments. Accordingly, the publication on assessments of practical skills in science was revised and made available to schools.
Facility of verification of marks is available to all candidates. The candidates can apply for verification of marks in a manner that their applications reach the respective regional office(s) within 21 days of the declaration of result in case of Main Exam i.e. Exam held in March/April. However for Comptt Exam, i.e. Exam held in July, the application must reach respective regional offices with in 15 days of the declaration of the result.
Obtaining Various Certificates Duplicates from CBSE Applicants should use separate form for each certificate. If necessary typed/Photostat application form may be used. http://mycbseguide.com Download Application Form Guidelines Obtaining Various Certificates Duplicates from CBSE Candidate applying for duplicate documents and Migration Certificate upto Examination of 2001 may send application along with fee to the Deputy Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education, Todarmal Marg, … Read more
Persons eligible to appear as ‘Private Candidate’ at Delhi Senior School Certificate (Class XII) Examination
1. A candidate who had failed at the Delhi Senior School “Certificate Examination of the Board will be eligible to reappear at a subsequent examination as a private candidate in the syllabus and text books as prescribed for the examination of the year in which he/she will reappear.
2. The following categories of candidates shall also be eligible to appear as private candidates at the Delhi Senior School Certificate Examination of the Board on the conditions laid down in these bye laws :
Persons eligible to appear as private Candidate at All India Senior School Certificate Examination (Class XII)
1. A candidate who had failed at the All India Senior School Certificate Examination of the Board will be eligible to reappear at a subsequent examination as a private candidate in the syllabus and text books as prescribed for the examination of the year in which he will reappear.
The Central Board of Secondary Education has revised the design of question papers in all the major subjects of Classes XII and X to assess Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in children. The revised edition will focus on the development of evaluating and analytical skill of a person rather than memorizing skills. Kindly visit CBSE website for more details
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Mathematical Olympiads are the competitions conducted by different organizations to identify, encourage, promote and nurture the talent in Mathematics at State, Regional, National and International levels.
After having been accorded the status of an independent group by National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM) in 1997, Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi has been conducting CBSE Group Mathematical Olympiad for students studying in its affiliated schools.
A study on style of study concluded that the cooperative learning style for revision and practice results in better performance in public examination. The study shows that learning can be enhanced in cooperative groups. In such a situation where group study is preferred, all the group members get benefitted since they provide support to and … Read more
Your attention is drawn to Board’s earlier communications related to school-based internal assessment in the subjects of Mathematics, Social Science and Science at Secondary stage. You may be aware that the scheme was introduced in class X from March 2006 Examination in the subject of Social Science and from March 2007 Examination in Mathematics and Science. The scheme in the subject of science refers to school-based practical Examination for 20 marks.