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CBSE Grading System For Class 10 & 12
(i) The Scheme of Examinations and Pass Criteria for All India/Delhi Senior School Certificate and All India/Deihl Secondary Examinations conducted by the Board, shall be as laid down from time to time.
(ii) Class XI/IX examinations shall be conducted internally by the schools themselves.
(iii) The Board will conduct the external examinations at the end of Class XII/Class X.
(iv) Class XII/Class X examinations will be based on the syllabi as prescribed by the Board for class XII/X respectively from time to time.
(v) Number of papers, duration of examination and marks for each subject/paper will be as specified in the curriculum for the year.
(vi) The Examination would be conducted in theory as well as in practicals, depending upon the nature of the subject(s) and the marks/grades allotted shall be as prescribed in the curriculum.
(vii) Marks/grades shall be awarded for individual subjects and the aggregate marks shall not be given.
Grading
(i) Assessment of theory/practical papers in external subjects shall be in numerical scores.
In addition to numerical scores, the Board shall indicate grades in the marks sheets issued to the candidates in case of subjects of external examinations. In case of internal assessment subjects, only grades shall be shown.
*(ii) Letter grades on a nine-point scale shall be used for subjects of external examinations. However, for subjects of internal examination in Class X the assessment shall be made on a five point scale I.e. A,B,C,D & E.
(iii) The grades shall be derived from scores in case of subjects of external examination. In case of subjects of internal assessment, they shall be awarded by the schools.
(iv) The qualifying marks in each subject of external examination shall be 33% at Secondary/Senior School Certificate Examinations.
However at Senior School Certificate Examination,in a subject involving practical work, a candidate must obtain 33% marks in the theory and 33% marks in the practical separately in addition to 33% marks in aggregate, in order toqualify in that subject.
(v) For awarding the grades, the Board shall put all the passed students in a rank order and will award grades as follows :
A-1 Top 1/8th of the passed candidates
A-2 Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
B-1 Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
B-2 Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
C-1 Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
C-2 Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
D-1 Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
D-2 Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
E Failed candidates
Notes :
(a) Minor variations in proportion of candidates to adjust ties will be made.
(b) In case of a tie, all the students getting the same score, will get the same grade. If the number of students at a score point need to be divided into two segments, the smaller segment will go with the larger.
(c) Method of grading will be used in subjects where the number of candidates who have passed is more than 500.
(d) In respect of subjects where total number of candidates passing in a subject is less than 500, the grading would be adopted on the pattern of grading and distribution in other similar subjects.
Merit Certificates
(i) The Board will award Merit Certificates in each subject to the top 0.1 % of candidates passing that subject, provided that they have passed the examination as per the pass criteria of the Board.
(ii) The number of Merit Certificates in a subject, will be determined by rounding of the number of candidates passing the subject to the nearest multiple of thousand.
If the number of candidates passing a subject is less than 500, no merit certificate will be issued.
(iii) In the matter of a tie, if one student gets a Merit Certificate, all candidates getting that score will get the Merit Certificate.
Scheme of Examinations (Senior School Certificate Examinations)
(i) The Board shall conduct examination in all subjects except General Studies, Work Experience,Physical and Health Education, which will be assessed internally by the Schools.
(ii) In all subjects examined by the Board, a student will be given one paper each carrying 100 marks for 3 hours.
However, in subjects requiring practical examination, there will be a theory paper and a practical examination as required in the syllabi and courses.
(iii) In Work Experience, General Studies and Physical and Health Education, the schools will maintain cumulative records of students periodical achievements and progress during the year.
These records are subject to the scrutiny of the Board as and when deemed fit.
(iv) A candidate from a recognised school who has some physical deformity or is otherwise unable to take part in Work Experience and Physical and Health Education, may be granted exemption by the Chairman on the recommendations of the Head of the Institution, supported by medical certificate from a Medical Officer of
the rank not below an Assistant Surgeon.
(v) Private/Patrachar Vidyalaya and candidates sponsored by Adult Schools shall be exempted from Work Experience, General Studies and Physical and Health Education.
(vi) A candidate may offer an additional subject which can be either a language at elective level or another elective subject as prescribed in the Scheme of Studies, subject to the conditions laid down in the Pass Criteria.
| Language | English |
| No. of Pages | 2 |
| PDF Size | 0.2 MB |
| Category | Education |
| Source/Credits | cbse.gov.in |
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