CBSE announced new scheme of examination in 2009. Now class 9 and class 10 will have two terms in an academic year. Term 1 is from April to September and Term 2 is from October to March.
The Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation will be done at the school through Formative and summative assessments. Sample Papers for summative assessment and guidelines cum suggestive activities for formative assessment are provided at http://mycbseguide.com for FREE download.
Inculcating good reading habits in children has always been a concern for all stakeholders in education. Now with the introduction of CCE and grading in secondary education there has been a paradigm shift from getting marks at an end of the term summative examination to the process of learning and acquiring better language skills.
With everything – information, entertainment, videos and even books within reach through the internet, it is indeed a challenge to convince students to pick up books and engage with the author, story, character and ideas presented in the reading passage or book.
myCBSEguide.com is happy to announce a new section for site users. We have added a new page named Creative Section. It is dedicated to our creative site users who want to share their views and experiences with other users. It is like a common blog page where any of the registered user can post poems, … Read more
CBSE published New Sample Papers for class 12 are available for free downloads. There are some modifications in question patterns, marking scheme and design of question paper. CBSE has issued new sample papers for March 2010 examinations for these subjects. The newly issued sample papers are design for the session 2009-2010 and the examination will be held in the month of March-April 2010.
The following subjects have some changes in marking scheme and question pattern. Visitors are advised to follow these new sample papers for practice.
It has become a tradition for last 2-3 years to spread rumors about CBSE Examination Date Sheet. Even last year, it was being said that the exams will be conducted in the month of February 2009 as there are General Parliamentary Election in India. At last CBSE had to issue a notification regarding the examination dates and it was officially declared that there was no change in CBSE Examination schedule.
The same case is being repeated this year too. We are receiving lots of mails about CBSE Date Sheet for 2010 examinations.
CBSE has issued new sample papers for class 10 for the session 2009-2010. The examination will be held in March 2010. There is no change in the syllabus and Sample Papers for class 10 English and Class 10 Mathematics but New Sample Papers are issued for all other subjects. There are some changes in the syllabus of class 10 Social Science. The New CBSE Sample Papers for 2010 examination includes these changes. Marking Scheme as per the changed syllabus is also provided along with the Sample Papers.
New sample Papers are published for Science, Hindi Course A, Hindi Course B, Sanskrit and German too.
CBSE Previous Year Board Question Papers for class 10 and 12 examination held in March 2009 have been published in the official site of CBSE. These CBSE Question Papers includes three sets, one set each for Delhi, Outside Delhi and Foreign. Visitors can get the download link for these previous year question papers from http://mycbseguide.com at Last Year Papers section.
Right now, Question Papers for the following subjects are available for FREE downloads.
CBSE Syllabus and Examination Structure for Summative Assessment and Formative Assessment of Class IX has been released by Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE New Delhi. It is for second term examination (October 2009 to March 2010) and exam will be conducted in the school in March 2010.
Summative Assessment covers 40% marks paper out of total 60% marks in second term and Formative Assessment covers 20% marks (FA-3 10% and FA-4 10%) paper out of total 60% marks in second term.
The Central Board of Secondary Education vide Circular No 39 dated 20/09/2009 on Examination Reforms and Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) calls for holistic evaluation of learners by strengthening CCE in Class IX with effect from October 2009. The Class IX students will be assessed through CCE by the school itself. The strengthened CCE Scheme will be applicable for the second term (October 2009- March 2010) of the current Academic session in Class IX.
1. Given is a sample of the Certificate of School Based Assessment which will be used as feed back mechanism for student’s performance at the end of Class IX and Class X.
Download Certificate of School Based Assessment
2. The suggested format of a Report Card is given below.
The Certificate of School Based Assessment on Continuous Comprehensive Assessment will be available from the CBSE and the end of Class X. This will be filled up in the school and sent to the concerned RO in CBSE for countersignature. All regular students who have undergone a course of study at the X class of an affiliated school of CBSE shall be issued this certificate with effect from the year 2011.
Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) refers to a system of school-based evaluation of students that covers all aspects of students development.
It is a developmental process of assessment which emphasizes on two fold objectives. These objectives are continuity in evaluation and assessment of broad based learning and behaviourial outcomes on the other.
Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi has issued a teachers manual on CCE for class 9 and class 10. The new scheme of continuous and comprehensive evaluation is being implemented in class 9th from the current session 2009-2010 and the same will be implemented in class 10th too from next session i.e. 2010-2011. In this new grading scheme, CBSE will not take board exam for class 10 and a Certificate of School Based Assessment will be issued by the school authorities as per the guidelines given by CBSE.
CBSE Practice Test Papers 2009-2010 for class 12 Physics are now available for FREE download at http://mycbseguide.com along with their solutions. Each Unit-wise Test Paper carries 8-10 questions on various topics. All the units of NCERT prescribed text book have been included in this FREE Test series for CBSE class 12 Physics. The Units covered are Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Magnetic effect of current & Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating current, Electromagnetic Waves, Optics, Dual Nature of Matter, Atoms and Nuclei, Electronic Devices and Communication Systems.
The CBSE has been discussing the matter with its stakeholders all over the country. A number of issues are likely to be raised by students/parents regarding this initiative. A compilation of such issues, and solutions offered by the Board in the form of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) will be soon available on the CBSE website.
In case of further clarification you may mail your queries to the Chairman CBSE by superscribing “CBSE Examination Reform” on the top of the envelop.
1. The student’s performance shall be assessed using conventional method of numerical marking.
2. The ‘Grades’ shall be awarded to indicate the subject wise performance.
3. The ‘Grades’ shall be awarded on a nine point scale as per Table
4. Only Subject wise grades shall be shown in the “Statement of Subject wise Performance” to be issued to all candidates.
The primary function of Grading is to communicate effectively to a variety of stakeholders the degree of achievement of an individual student.
The grading of students would also take away the frightening judgmental quality of marks obtained in a test leading to a stress free and joyful learning environment in the school.
This will also enable maintaining a meaningful continuity in the assessment pattern from the primary level to the secondary level and also in ensuring a basic uniformity in the schools.
As a matter of fact the Board has been preparing itself and all the stakeholders for a change to move over from numerical marking system to grading system during the past few years by creating a climate of acceptance. The Board has already in a phased manner, introduced the grading system based on absolute marks up to class VIII.
Now, therefore, the CBSE, in consultation with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has decided to introduce nine point grading system.
Schools begin ranking students, on the basis of their marks, from as early as their pre- primary years. Such a drive has several negative effects on learning. Students, parents and society at large become anxious in the race to acquire more and more marks in examinations which leads to an extremely stressful existence. Moreover, though all out efforts are made to enhance the reliability of examination, the human error cannot be avoided. This shortcoming can be overcome if the students are placed in ability bands that represent range of scores.
Addressing the Concerns:-
The CBSE has been discussing the matter with its stakeholders all over the country. A number of issues are likely to be raised by students/parents regarding this initiative, as it is being done for the first time by any Board in India. A compilation of such issues, and solutions offered by the Board in the form of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) will be soon available on the CBSE website. In case of any clarification you may write through the CBSE’s website (detailed below) or mail your queries to the Chairman CBSE by superscribing “CBSE Examination Reform” on the top of the envelop.