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Admission to CBSE Exam as Private Candidate from Delhi

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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 :

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Admission to CBSE Exam as Private Candidate from All India

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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.

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Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana-2008 (KVPY)

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ABOUT KVPY:

The “Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana” is an ongoing programme started by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, to encourage students of Basic Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to take up research careers in these areas. The aim of the programme is to identify and encourage talented students with aptitude for research.

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CBSE Introduced Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Questions

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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

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Internal Evaluation of Disaster Management in Social Science

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Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to evaluate Disaster Management in Social Sciences of class X through projects from the academic session 2008-09 and the Board Examination 2009 in Social Science of class X. The Board has further decided that in addition to Project Work, Disaster Management will be evaluated through assignments also. Following is the revised marks distribution over the three components:

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Topics/Themes for Project Work on Disaster Management

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Do any one of the following:-

Project 1: Role of Govt./Non-Government functionaries in your locality in Disaster Management.

Interview any two of the Govt. /Non-Government functionaries in your locality on their role in Disaster Management.
Senior District Magistrate
Additional District Magistrate
Sarpanch/MP/MLA
Head of any NGO working in your locality – dealing in Disaster Management

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CBSE Group Mathematical Olympiad 2008

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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.

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Group Study is better than Individual Study

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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

Ensuring greater objectivity in school-based internal assessment

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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.

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CBSE HOTS Questions by Kendriya Vidyalaya, KV

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Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Delhi Region (KVS) has prepared some HOTS questions for class 10 and class 12 for almost all subjects such as CBSE HOTS for English, HOTS for Mathematics, HOTS for Social Science, HOTS for Science, HOTS for Chemistry, HOTS for Physics, HOTS for Biology, HOTS for Computer Science, Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi (CBSE) HOTS for Accountancy and  HOTS for Geography. The Higher Order Thinking Skill Questions are available for download in PDF and DOC format.

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Regional Mathematics Olympiad Previous Year Papers

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Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi (CBSE)  has issued previous year papers for group mathematics Olympiad. Visitors can get them at the links given. These papers will give an idea about the pattern of the examination.

The said competition will be conducted on second Sunday of November at different centres located in different parts of the country. Top 30 students  from Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi (CBSE)  group will  then participate  in  Indian  National Mathematical  Olympiad  (INMO)  conducted  by  National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM). Selection at National level leads to participation at the international Mathematical Olympiad.

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Latest changes to CBSE syllabus Political Science class 12 for 2009

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Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi has made some changes to the syllabus of class 12 Political Science. These changes will be applicable from session 2008-2009. The Questions will be asked under Very Short Answer Type Questions carrying 1 marks and 2 marks, Short Answer Type Questions carrying 4 marks and long answer type questions carrying 6 marks. There will be total 35 questions. Out of that 5 questions will be Long Answer Type Questions. Students are advised to have a look over these latest changes.

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Give Feedback or make a Query to CBSE Chairman Directly

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Central Board of Secondary Education has taken a welcome step by providing direct access to the Chairman. Now the visitors can share their views or send feedback directly with Chairman CBSE. The official website of CBSE claims that the submitter will get response within 24 working hours. It is really a most appreciable move, if implemented sincerely.

The submitters can also attach any text file, any video clip or any audio clip to the message. When a person visits the link given in the home page of the site, he/she has to declare that he is sending a feedback or sending a query. After that he/she has to select any one options stating that he/she is interacting as a parent/student/teacher/principal/health professional/general public.

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Requirement of 75 Percent of Attendance for CBSE Boarders

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CBSE has issued a circular stating that the students who have not  completed a regular course of study and have not completed 75 percent of the attendance in Classes IX, X, XI & XII are not eligible to appear for the Board Examination of class X & XII. It has further been asserted by CBSE that shortage upto 15 percent of attendance only will be condoned by the CBSE Chairman on the recommendation of the Principal of the School.

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E-learning material on Psychology for classes XI and XII

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Central Board of Secondary Education has developed supplementary e-learning material on certain topics of Psychology for classes XI and XII and posted on its website http://www.cbse.nic.in  The teachers are expected to use this material in addition to the Psychology textbooks published by NCERT. The material developed is effective from the academic session 2008-09 for both the classes and the Board examination of Class XII, 2009.  It may also be further noted that Sample Question Papers in Psychology based on the syllabus for examination year 2009 have also been posted on the Board’s website.

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Sale of CBSE Examination forms for 2009 (For Delhi Region Only)

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PRIVATE CANDIDATE :

The application forms for private candidates for 2009 Exams. (Class X & XII) under All India/Delhi Scheme are available for sale w.e.f. 18.08.2009 from the selected branches of the Syndicate Bank against payment of Rs. 10/-each.

NOTE: Application forms for Private Candidates will be available in the selected branches during business hours.

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NCERT-National Talent Search Examination ( NTSE) 2009

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National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) 2009 by NCERT schedule has been worked out.  Students of class VIII studying in any recognized school can appear for the Stage-I (State Level) examination  which will be conducted by the respective states and Union Territories.

The stage-I exam will be held on November 15, 2008 for Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman & Nicobar Islands and on November 16, 2008 for all other states and Union Territories. The Stage-II exam ( National Level) will be conducted by NCERT, New Delhi on May 10, 2009 for all states and Union Territories.

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KVS will Provide CBSE HOTS Question Bank Online

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The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) is planning to provide an online database of question bank based on HOTS (higher order thinking skills) concept introduced by CBSE this year. This database is being prepared and it will be uploaded to KVS website soon.

The KV students will get an interactive platform of online testing. Students will be able to test their knowledge online, based on questions thrown up by a question bank. They will get the response instantly through a report which will be generated after completion of the test.

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Revised distribution of marks for Class X Social Science syllabus 2008

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CBSE has decided to evaluate Disaster Management in Social Science of class X through Projects and Assignments only from the current academic session 2008-09 and the Board Examination 2009.

Since the theory paper in Social Science will not contain any questions from Unit 5 on Disaster Management.,  the revised distribution of 80 marks over the four units of Social Science syllabus for Class X  will be as follows :-

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