Tuesday, July 26, 2011

EXAMINATION BYE-LAWS

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COORD/AS/F-08/2010 30.8.2010

NOTIFICATION

Subject: Amendments/Additions in Examination Bye Laws

I. In pursuance of the recommendations of the Examination Committee held on 23.11.2009

and the same having been duly ratified by the Governing Body of the Board in its meeting held

on 23.12.2009, the following amendments/additions have been made in the Examination Byelaws:

AMENDMENT IN RULE 62 OF THE EXAMINATION BYE LAWS RELATING TO THE PERIODICITY FOR

MAINTENANCE OF ANSWER BOOKS

Existing Rule Amended Rule

The answer books shall be

maintained for a period of three

months and shall thereafter be

disposed of in the manner as

decided by the Chairman from time

to time.

The answer books shall be maintained for a

period of two months and shall thereafter be

disposed of in the manner as decided by the

Chairman from time to time.

AMENDMENT IN RULE 12(ii) OF THE EXAMINATION BYE LAWS RELATING TO CRITERIA FOR

ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS FOR REGULAR CANDIDATES

Existing Rule Amended Rule

12(ii) that he has not passed equivalent or

higher examination of any other Board or

University;

12(ii) that he has not passed equivalent

examination from this Board or equivalent

or higher examination of any other Board or

University;

II. In pursuance of the recommendations of the Examination Committee held on 22.06.2010

and the same having been duly ratified by the Governing Body of the Board in its meeting held

on 29.06.2010, the following amendments/additions have been made in the Examination Byelaws:

CHAP-TER

NO.

NAME OF THE CHAPTER RULE NO. RULE HEADING

I SHORT TITLE 2 DEFINITIONS

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EXISTING RULES AMENDED RULES

2(iv))(a) New Definition 2(iv)(a) “Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation

(CCE)” means assessing the students upto Class X at

school level both in scholastic and co-scholastic

areas of evaluation spread over the total span of

instructional time.

2(v) “Examinations” means

Examinations conducted by the

Central Board of Secondary

Education

2(v) Examinations” means Examinations conducted by

the Central Board of Secondary Education/Secondary

School(Class X) Examination conducted by a Senior

Secondary School affiliated to the Central Board of

Secondary Eduation.

2(vii a) New Definition 2(vii a) ‘Grades’ means grades awarded by the

Board/Senior Secondary School affiliated to the Board

at the Secondary School Examination in the subjects

under Scholastic Area A(in lieu of numerical scores),

Scholastic Area B and Co-scholastic area.

1 SHORT TITLE 3 INTERPRETATION

3(iii) New Interpretation 3(iii) Rules stipulated for Secondary School

Examination conducted by the Board shall also be

applicable for the Senior Secondary Schools affiliated

to the Board conducting the Secondary School(Class

X) Examination under the Continuous and

Comprehensive Evaluation Scheme.

2 EXAMINATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD 5.1(iv)

(iv)All India/Delhi Secondary School

Examination(Comptt.)(Class X)

Last week of July/1st Week of August

(v) All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental

Entrance Examination

Last Sunday of April

(vi)All India

(iv) All India/Delhi Secondary School

Examination(Improvement)(Class X)

Third week of July

(v) All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance

Examination

Prelim - First Sunday of April

Final - 2nd Sunday of May

(vi) All India

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Engineering/Pharmacy/Architecture

Entrance Examination

2nd Sunday of May

Engineering/Pharmacy/Architecture Entrance

Examination

4th Sunday of April

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SCHOOL, TRANSFER/MIGRATION

OF STUDENTS

6.5

6.5 No student shall be admitted in Class IX

and above in a school affiliated with the

Board after 31st day of August of the year

except with prior permission of the

Chairman, CBSE/Competent Authority as

may have been defined in the State/Union

Territory Education Acts. The application

for permission to grant admission after 31st

of August shall be routed through the

Principal of the school specifying the

reasons which are unavoidable. The

candidate shall complete the required

percentage of attendance (75%) for Class

IX, X, XI & XII as per Examination Bye laws of

the Board to make him/her eligible for the

examinations. In such cases where the

admission by the candidate could not be

taken in a higher class by the stipulated

date because of the late declaration of

result by the Board such permission would

not be required, provided the candidate

applied for admission within a fortnight of

the declaration of the result.

6.5 No student shall be admitted in Class IX

and above in a school affiliated with the

Board after 31st day of August of the year

except with prior permission of the Chairman,

CBSE/Competent Authority as may have

been defined in the State/Union Territory

Education Acts. The application for

permission to grant admission after 31st of

August shall be routed through the Principal

of the school specifying the reasons which

are unavoidable. The candidate shall

complete the required percentage of

attendance (75%) for Class IX, X, XI & XII as

per Examination Bye laws of the Board to

make him/her eligible for the examinations

conducted by the Board/School. In such

cases where the admission by the candidate

could not be taken in a higher class by the

stipulated date because of the late

declaration of result by the Board in respect

of the examinations conducted by the Board

such permission would not be required,

provided the candidate applied for

admission within a fortnight of the declaration

of the result.

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3 ADMISSION OF STUDENTS TO A SCHOOL,

TRANSFER/MIGRATION OF STUDENTS

7.3 ADMISSION TO CLASS X

As the syllabus prescribed at Secondary

level is of two years integrated course, no

admission shall be taken in Class X directly.

Provided further that admission to class X in

a school shall be open only to such a

student who :

a) has completed a regular course of

study for Class IX from an institution

affiliated to this Board;

(b) has completed a regular course of

study for Class IX and has passed class

IX examination from an institution

affiliated to this Board and migrating

from/within one city/State to another

only on the transfer of the parent(s) or

shifting of their families from one place

to another, after procuring from the

student the mark sheet and the Transfer

Certificate duly countersigned by the

Board; and

As the syllabus prescribed at Secondary level

is of two years integrated course, no

admission shall be taken in Class X directly.

Provided further that admission to class X in a

school shall be open only to such a student

who :

a) has completed a regular course of

study for Class IX from an institution

affiliated to this Board;

b) has completed a regular course of study

for Class IX and has obtained minimum Grade

D in the five subjects(excluding the 6th

additional subject) under Scholastic Area A

as well as Grades in subjects under

Scholastic Area B under the Continuous and

Comprehensive Evaluation Scheme in class IX

examination conducted by an institution

affiliated to this Board and migrating

from/within one city/State to another only on

the transfer of the parent(s) or shifting of their

families from one place to another, after

procuring from the student the Report Book

and the Transfer Certificate duly

countersigned by the Board;, and

c) a student who has completed a regular

course of study for class IX and has passed

class IX examination from an institution

recognized by/affiliated to any recognized

Board in India can be admitted to a school

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c) a student who has completed a

regular course of study for class IX and

has passed class IX examination from

an institution recognized by/affiliated

to any recognized Board in India can

be admitted to a school affiliated to

this Board only on the transfer of the

parent(s) or shifting of their families from

one place to another, after procuring

from the student the mark sheet and

the Transfer Certificate duly

countersigned by the Educational

Authorities of the Board concerned.

Notwithstanding anything

contained in the rules above, Chairman

shall have the powers to allow change of

school for better academic performance,

medical reasons etc. to avoid undue

hardship to the candidate(s).

In case of all such admissions the

schools would obtain post facto approval

of the Board within one month of admission

of the student.

Board in India can be admitted to a school

affiliated to this Board only on the transfer of

the parent(s) or shifting of their families from

one place to another, after procuring from

the student the mark sheet and the Transfer

Certificate duly countersigned by the

Educational Authorities of the Board

concerned

Notwithstanding anything contained in

the rules above, Chairman shall have the

powers to allow change of school for better

academic performance, medical reasons

etc. to avoid undue hardship to the

candidate(s).

In case of all such admissions the

schools would obtain post facto approval of

the Board within one month of admission of

the student.

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TRANSFER/MIGRATION OF STUDENTS

7.4 ADMISSION TO CLASS XI

7.4 Admission to class XI in a school shall

be open only to such a student who has

passed :

(a) Secondary School

Examination(Class X Examination)

conducted by this Board; or

7.4 Admission to class XI in a school shall be

open only to such a student who has:

(a) obtained minimum Grade D in at least five

subjects(excluding the 6th additional

subject) under Scholastic Area A as per the

Scheme of Studies and a Qualifying

Certificate at the Secondary School(Class X)

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(b) An equivalent examination

conducted by any other

recognised Board of Secondary

Education/Indian University and

recognised by this Board as

equivalent to its secondary school

examination.

Examination conducted by this

Board/Senior Secondary School affiliated to

this Board;

(b) has passed an equivalent examination

conducted by any other recognised Board

of Secondary Education/Indian University

and recognised by this Board as equivalent

to its secondary school examination; and

Notwithstanding anything contained in the

rules above, Chairman shall have the powers

to permit admission in Class XI in respect of

such students who have opted for not

appearing for the Secondary School

examination conducted by the Board but

changing school after passing the Secondary

School examination conducted by a Senior

Secondary school affiliated to the Board on

grounds of shifting of family from one place to

another, transfer of parent(s), for better

academic performance or on medical

grounds etc. to avoid undue hardship to the

candidate(s).

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(v) A student shall not be allowed to

migrate from one ”School” to another

during the session after his name has

been sent up for the examination of the

Board. This condition may be waived only

in special circumstances by the

Chairman.

(v) A student shall not be allowed to migrate

from one ”School” to another during the

session after his name has been sent up for the

Secondary School(Class X) and Senior School

Certificate(Class XII) Examinations conducted

by the Board. This condition may be waived

only in special circumstances by the Chairman.

4 ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS 9 GENERAL

Notwithstanding anything contained in

these Byelaws, no candidate who has

Notwithstanding anything contained in these

Byelaws, no candidate who has been expelled

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been expelled or is under the

punishment of rustication or is debarred

for appearing in or taking an

examination for any reason whatsoever,

shall be admitted to any examination of

the Board

All India/Delhi Senior School

Certificate/Secondary School Examinations.

or is under the punishment of rustication or is

debarred for appearing in or taking an

examination for any reason whatsoever, shall be

admitted to the All India/Delhi Senior School

Certificate/Secondary School Examinations

conducted by the Board

4 ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS 10.1 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR

UNDERTAKING ALL INDIA/DELHI SENIOR

SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION AS

REGULAR CANDIDATES

10.1 A candidate for All India/Delhi Senior

School Certificate Examination should

have :

(a) Passed the Secondary School

Examination(Class X) of this Board

or an equivalent examination from

any other recognised

Board/University at least two years

earlier than the year in which

he/she would take Senior School

Certificate Examination (Class XII)

of the Board; and

10.1 A candidate for All India/Delhi Senior

School Certificate Examination should have

obtained/qualified the following at least two years

earlier than the year in which he/she would

take Senior School Certificate Examination

(Class XII) of the Board :

(a) (i) obtained minimum Grade D in at least

five subjects(excluding the 6th additional

subject) of study under Scholastic Area A

and a Qualifying Certificate at the

Secondary School Examination(Class X)

conducted by the Board atleast two years

earlier than the year in which she/he would

take Senior School Certificate

Examination(Class XII) of the Board, or

(ii) obtained minimum Grade D in the five

subjects(excluding the 6th additional

subject) under Scholastic Area A as well as

Grades in subjects under Scholastic Area B

and in Co-Scholastic area under the

Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation

scheme in the Secondary School

examination conducted by the school

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(iv)New Rule

(b) secured a grade higher than

grade E in each of the subjects of

Internal assessment at Secondary

School Examination(Class X)

referred to at (a) above.

examination conducted by the school

affiliated to the Board upto Senior

Secondary level and Certificate of School -

,Based Assessment duly signed by the

Board or

(iii) has passed an equivalent examination

conducted by any other recognised

Board/University.

(iv) has passed Class XI examination from

an institution affiliated to this Board or an

institution recognized by/affiliated to any

recognized Board in India atleast one year

earlier than the year in which he would

take Senior School Certificate Examination

of the Board.

(b) Has secured grades in subjects under

Scholastic Area B and Co-scholastic

areas at the Secondary School(Class X)

Examination referred to at (a) above

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10.3

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR

UNDERTAKING ALL INDIA/DELHI

SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION

10.2 A candidate for All India/Delhi

Secondary School Examination should

have :

(a) Passed the Middle School

Examination(class VIII) of a Board or of

an affiliated/recognised school at

least two years earlier than the year in

which he would take Secondary(Class

X) examination;

10.2 A candidate for All India/Delhi Secondary

School Examination should have :

(a) Passed the Middle School

Examination(class VIII) of a Board or of an

affiliated/recognised school at least two years

earlier than the year in which he would take

Secondary(Class X) examination conducted

by the Board/Senior Secondary School

affiliated to the Board;

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(b) secured a grade higher than

grade E in each of the subjects of

internal assessment at the

examination referred to at (a)

above; and

(c) passed the third language as per

requirement laid down in the

scheme of studies.

(d) New Rule

(e) New Rule

(b) No change

(c) No change

(d) Qualified Class IX examination by

obtaining minimum Grade D in all the five

subjects(excluding 6th additional subject) of

study under Scholastic Area A and grades in

subjects under Scholastic Area B and Coscholastic

Areas atleast one year earlier than

the year in which she/he would take the

Secondary(Class X) examination conducted

by the Board/Senior Secondary School

affiliated to the Board

(e) Passed Class IX examination from a

school recognized by/affiliated to any other

recognized Board in India atleast one year

earlier than the year in which she/he would

take the Secondary(Class X) examination

conducted by the Board/Senior Secondary

school affiliated to the Board.

10.3 New Rule 10.3 Scheme of the Continuous and

Comprehensive Evaluation shall be as under:

i) there shall be no Board Examination at

Secondary(Class X) level w.e.f. 2011 for

students studying in the schools affiliated

to the Board upto Senior Secondary level

and do not wish to move out of the CBSE

system after Class X from those schools;

ii) students of Senior Secondary Schools who

wish to move out of the CBSE system after

Class X(Pre-University, Vocational course,

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Change of Board etc.) shall be required to

take the Board’s External Examination at

Secondary(Class X) level,

iii) students studying in schools affiliated to

the Board upto Secondary level shall be

required to appear in External

Examination conducted by the Board as

they shall have to leave the school after

Class X,

The above provisions shall be subject to

periodical checks by the Board in respect of

such schools/candidates appearing for

Examination as defined at (i) above.

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11 Regular candidates

Definition

For the purposes of the Byelaws

contained in this chapter and chapter 5

unless there is something repugnant in the

subject or context, a “Regular

Candidate” means a student enrolled in

a school, who has prosecuted a regular

course of study in a school and seeks

admission as such to the All India/Delhi

Senior School Certificate/Secondary

School Examination of the Board.

Explanation

A candidate whose name is struck off the

rolls of the School after submission of his

name/application for admission to the

examination to the Board, shall cease to

be a regular candidate and as such will

not be eligible for admission to or

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Definition

For the purposes of the Byelaws contained in

this chapter and chapter 5 unless there is

something repugnant in the subject or context,

a “Regular Candidate” means a student

enrolled in a school, who has pursued a regular

course of study in a school and seeks admission

as such to the All India/Delhi Senior School

Certificate/Secondary School Examination of

the Board

Explanation

A candidate whose name is struck off the rolls

of the School after submission of his

name/application for admission to the

examinations to be conducted by the

Board/Senior Secondary School affiliated to the

Board shall cease to be a regular candidate

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appearing at the examination. and as such will not be eligible for admission to

the examination conducted by the

Board/School.

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4 ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS 13.2 REQUIREMENT OF ATTENDANCES IN

SUBJECTS OF INTERNAL ASSESSMEN

13.2(i): No student from a School affiliated to

the Board shall be eligible to take the

examination unless he has completed 75% of

attendance counted from the opening of

class IX/X/XI/XII upto the first of the month

preceding the month in which the

examination commences in the subjects of

internal assessment.

(i)(b) New Rule

ii) Exemption from W.E/Art Education/P & H E

may be granted to a candidate on medical

grounds provided the application is

supported by a certificate given by a

registered medical officer of the rank not

below that of Assistant Surgeon and

forwarded by the Head of the School with his

recommendations.

(iii) The Chairman shall have the powers to

condone shortage of attendances in subjects

13.2(i)(a) No student from a School

affiliated to the Board shall be eligible to

take the Senior School Certificate

Examination conducted by the Board

unless he has completed 75% of

attendance counted from the opening of

class XII upto the first of the month

preceding the month in which the

examination commences in the internal

assessment.

13.2(i)(b) No student from a School

affiliated to the Board shall be eligible to

take the Senior School Certificate

Examinations conducted by the Board

unless he has completed 60% of

attendance in respect of students

participating in Sports at National level

organized by recognized

Federations/CBSE/SGFI counted from the

opening of class XII upto the first of the

month preceding the month in which the

examination commences in internal

assessment.

(ii) Exemption from study of subjects

under Scholastic Area B/W.E/Art

Education/P & H E may be granted to a

candidate on medical grounds in respect

of Secondary and Senior School

candidates appearing for the Secondary

and Senior School Certificate Examinations

conducted by the Board provided the

application is supported by a certificate

given by a registered medical officer of the

rank not below that of Assistant Surgeon

and forwarded by the Head of the School

with his recommendations.

(iii) The Chairman shall have the powers to

condone shortage of attendances in

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4 ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS 14 RULES FOR CONDONATION OF

SHORTAGE OF ATTENDANCES

14(i) If a candidate’s attendance falls short

of the prescribed percentage, the Head of

the School may submit his name to the

Board provisionally. If the candidate is still

short of the required percentage of

attendance within three weeks of the

commencement of examination, the Head

of the Institution shall report the case to the

Regional Officer concerned immediately. If

in the opinion of the Head of the Institution,

the candidate deserves special

consideration, he may submit his

recommendation to the Regional Officer

concerned not later than three weeks

before the commencement of the

examination for condonation of shortage in

attendances by the Chairman, CBSE who

may issue orders as he may deem proper.

The Head of the school in his letter

requesting for condonation of shortage in

attendance, should give the maximum

possible attendance by a student counted

from the day of commencing teaching of

Classes X/XII(beginning of the session) upto

the 1st of the month preceding the month

in which the examination of the Board

commences, attendance by the

candidate in question during the aforesaid

period and the percentage of attendance

by such a candidate during the aforesaid

period.

14(i) If a candidate’s attendance falls short

of the prescribed percentage, in case of

students appearing for the Secondary and

Senior School Certificate Examinations

conducted by the Board, the Head of the

School may submit his name to the Board

provisionally. If the candidate is still short of

the required percentage of attendance

within three weeks of the commencement of

examination, the Head of the Institution shall

report the case to the Regional Officer

concerned immediately. If in the opinion of

the Head of the Institution, the candidate

deserves special consideration, he may

submit his recommendation to the Regional

Officer concerned not later than three weeks

before the commencement of the

examination for condonation of shortage in

attendances by the Chairman, CBSE who

may issue orders as he may deem proper.

The Head of the school in his letter requesting

for condonation of shortage in attendance,

should give the maximum possible

attendance by a student counted from the

day of commencing teaching of Classes

X/XII(beginning of the session) upto the 1st of

the month preceding the month in which the

examination of the Board commences,

attendance by the candidate in question

during the aforesaid period and the

percentage of attendance by such a

candidate during the aforesaid period.

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(ii) Shortage up to 15% only may be

condoned by the Chairman. Cases of

candidates with attendance below 60% in

class X or class XII, as the case may be, shall

be considered for condonation of shortage

of attendance by the Chairman only in

exceptional circumstances created on

medical grounds, such as candidate

suffering from serious diseases like cancer,

AIDS, TB or similar serious diseases requiring

long period of hospitalization.

(iii) The Principal shall refer a case of

shortage within the above prescribed limit

of condonation to the Board, either with

the recommendations or with valid reasons

for not recommending the case.

(iv) The following may be considered

valid reasons for recommending the cases

of the candidates with attendance less

than the prescribed percentage:

(a) prolonged illness

(b) loss of father/mother or some other

such incidence leading to his

absence from the school and

meriting special consideration and

(c) any other reasons of similar serious

nature

(d) authorised participation in

sponsored tournaments and sports

meets of not less than inter school

level and at NCC/NSS camps

including the days of journeys for

such participation shall be counted

as full attendance;;

14(ii) Shortage up to 15% only may be

condoned by the Chairman in respect of

those students appearing for the Secondary

and Senior School Certificate Examinations

conducted by the Board. Cases of

candidates with attendance below 60% in

class X or class XII, appearing for the Board’s

examinations, as the case may be, shall be

considered for condonation of shortage of

attendance by the Chairman only in

exceptional circumstances created on

medical grounds, such as candidate suffering

from serious diseases like cancer, AIDS, TB or

similar serious diseases requiring long period

of hospitalization.

iii) No change

iv) No change

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(e) authorised participation in sports at

National level organized by

recognised federations/CBSE/SGFI.

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EXAMINATIONS

17 PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO APPEAR AS PRIVATE

CANDIDATE AT DELHI SENIOR SCHOOL

CERTITICATE(CLASS XII) EXAMINATION

17(i) 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.

ii) The following categories of candidates shall

also be eligible to appear as private

candid1ates at the Delhi Senior School

Certificate Examination of the Board on the

conditions laid down in these byelaws:-

(a) teachers serving in educational

institutions affiliated to the Board, who

have already passed Secondary or an

equivalent examination at least two

years before taking the Senior School

Certificate Examination. Teacher

candidates shall submit his application

form alongwith a certificate by the

Head of School in which they are

serving duly countersigned by the

Director of Education of the

State/Union Territory concerned to the

Regional Officer of the Board of the

region in which the teacher is serving;

(b) women candidates who are bonafide

17(i) No change

ii) 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 byelaws:-

(a)

eachers serving in educational

institutions affiliated to the Board,

who have already

qualified/passed Secondary or an

equivalent examination at least

two years before taking the Senior

School Certificate Examination.

Teacher candidates shall submit

his application form alongwith a

certificate by the Head of School

in which they are serving duly

countersigned by the Director of

Education, Government of

National Capital Territory of Delhi

to the Regional Officer, Delhi;

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residents of the National Capital

Territory of Delhi and have passed the

Delhi Secondary or an equivalent

examination at least two years before

appearing at the Senior School

Certificate Examination subject to

conditions mentioned in byelaw 17(iii);

and

(c) physically handicapped students

having passed the Secondary School

Examination or its equivalent at least

two years before appearing at the

Senior School Certificate Examination

on producing reasonable evidence of

having deficiency to attend normal

institutions for the purpose of studies.

(b)

omen candidates who are bonafide

residents of the National Capital

Territory of Delhi and have

obtained minimum Grade D in at least

five subjects(excluding the 6th

additional subject) under Scholastic

Area A as per the Scheme of Studies,

Grades in subjects under Scholastic

Area B and in Co-Scholastic Areas

under the Continuous and

Comprehensive Evaluation scheme in

the Secondary School examination

conducted by the school affiliated to

the Board upto Senior Secondary level

or an equivalent examination

conducted by any recognised Board

in India at least two years before

appearing at the Senior School

Certificate Examination subject to

conditions mentioned in Rule 17(iii);

and

(c) Physically handicapped students

who have obtained minimum

Grade D in at least five

subjects(excluding the 6th

additional subject) under

Scholastic Area A as per the

Scheme of Studies, Grades in

subjects under Scholastic Area B

and in Co-Scholastic Areas under

the Continuous and

Comprehensive Evaluation

scheme in the Secondary School

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examination conducted by the

school affiliated to the Board upto

Senior Secondary level or an

equivalent examination

conducted by any recognised

Board in India at least two years

before appearing at the Senior

School Certificate Examination on

producing reasonable evidence

of having deficiency to attend

normal institutions for the purpose

of studies.

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4 ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS 18 PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO APPEAR AS PRIVATE

CANDIDATE AT ALL INDIA SENIOR

SCHOOL CERTITICATE(CLASS XII)

EXAMINATION

(i) A candidate who had failed at the

All India Senior School Certificate

(i) No change

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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.

(ii) Teachers serving in educational

institutions affiliated to the Board who have

already passed Secondary or an equivalent

examination at least two years before taking

the Senior School Certificate Examination.

Teacher candidates shall submit his

application form alongwith a certificate by

the Head of School in which they are serving

duly countersigned by the Director of

Education of the State/Union Territory

concerned to the Regional Officer of the

Board of the region in which the teacher is

serving.

(ii) t

eachers serving in educational institutions

affiliated to the Board, who have already

qualified/passed Secondary or an

equivalent examination at least two years

before taking the Senior School Certificate

Examination. Teacher candidates shall

submit his application form alongwith a

certificate by the Head of School in which

they are serving duly countersigned by the

Director of Education of the State/Union

Territory concerned in which the teacher is

serving to the Regional Office of the Board

concerned in which the school is situated.

4 ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS 20 PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO APPEAR AS PRIVATE

CANDIDATE FOR DELHI SECONDARY SCHOOL

EXAMINATION

20(i) Candidates who had failed at the Delhi

Secondary School Examination of the Board

(i) Candidates who had failed to qualify at

the Delhi Secondary School Examination

of the Board;

4 ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS 21 PERSONS ELIGIBLE TO APPEAR AS PRIVATE

CANDIDATE FOR ALL INDIA SECONDARY

SCHOOL EXAMINATION

20(i) Candidates who had failed at the Delhi

Secondary School Examination of the Board

(ii) Candidates who had failed to qualify

at the All India Secondary School

Examination of the Board;

4 ADMISSION TO EXAMINATIONS 22 PROCEDURE FOR SUBMISSION OF

APPLICATIONS OF PRIVATE CANDIDATES AT

ALL INDIA/DELHI SECONDARY SCHOOL

EXAMINATION

20

(vii)Women Private candidate under byelaw

20 shall not be allowed to offer Science and

Technology with practical work, unless she

has put in a regular course of study in an

institution affiliated to the Board and

produces a certificate to that effect to the

satisfaction of the Board. However, notwithstanding

this condition they can offer Home

Science with Practical without such a

certificate.

(vii)(b) New Rule

22(vii )(a) Women Private candidate under

Rule 20 shall not be allowed to offer Science

with practical work, unless she has put in a

regular course of study in an institution

affiliated to the Board and produces a

certificate to that effect to the satisfaction of

the Board. However, notwithstanding this

condition they can offer Home Science with

Practical without such a certificate.

(vii)(b) Women Private candidate under Rule

20 can offer Mathematics and Social Science

without producing a certificate of putting in a

regular course of study for internal

assessment from an institution affiliated to the

Board.

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5 MODE OF SUBMISSION OF

APPLICATIONS, SCALE OF FEES

AND REFUNDS

28 MODE OF SUBMISSION OF

APPLICATIONS FOR REGULAR

CANDIDATES

(i) A Student shall have his application

form prescribed by the Board

forwarded through the Head of the

School to which he belongs.

(ii) The application form (Combined list of

candidates) complete in all respects

and with certificates by the Head of

the school provided elsewhere shall be

sent to the concerned Regional

Officer.

(iii) The application form should reach the

Regional Officer concerned within the

date prescribed.

(iv) The application form shall be

accompanied with the prescribed

fee(Vide Annexure II).

(v) The form may also be accepted with

additional Late Fee as per the

prescribed norms.

(i)A Student shall have his application form

prescribed by the Board forwarded through

the Head of the School to which he belongs

for the examinations to be conducted by the

Board.

(ii) The application form (Combined list of

candidates) complete in all respects and

with certificates by the Head of the school

provided elsewhere shall be sent to the

Regional Office concerned.

iii)The application form should reach the

Regional Office concerned within the date

prescribed.

iv)No change

v)No change

6 FIXATION OF EXAMINATION CENTRES,

APPOINTMENT OF CENTRE SUPERINTENDENTS

ETC. AND RULES FOR UNFAIRMEANS CASES

36.3 RULES FOR

UNFAIRMMEANS CASES –

IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES

36.3(vi)The names of candidates, who are

punished under any of the above rules,

shall be communicated to the Universities,

Boards and other Organisations which

conduct Secondary School, Senior School

Certificate Examination, Intermediate or

equivalent examinations and to the

36.3(vi)The names of candidates, who are

punished under any of the above rules, shall be

communicated to all the Schools affiliated to

the Board, Universities, Boards and other

Organisations which conduct Secondary School

Examination, Senior School Certificate

Examination, Intermediate or equivalent

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various State Governments as well as to

the different Public Service Commissions in

the country.

examinations and to the various State

Governments as well as to the different Public

Service Commissions in the country.

7 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS AND PASS

CRITERIA

37 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS –

GENERAL CONDITIONS

37(i) The Scheme of Examinations and Pass

Criteria for All India/Delhi Senior School

Certificate and All India/Delhi 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 and 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

th t f th bj t( ) d th

37(i) No change

(ii) Class XI examination shall be conducted by

the schools themselves. Class IX examination

shall also be conducted by the Schools as per

the criteria laid down by the Board from time to

time.

iii) The Board will conduct the external

examinations at the end of Class XII. The Board

will also conduct external examination at the

end of Class X in respect of those students

studying in schools affiliated to the Board upto

Secondary level and students studying in Class

X in the schools which are affiliated to the

Board upto Senior level but wish to move out of

the CBSE system for various reasons.

iv) No change

v) No change

vi) No change

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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.

vii) No change

7 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS AND PASS

CRITERIA

38 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS –

GRADING – SENIOR SCHOOL

CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

38(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

38(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.

iii)No change

(iv) The qualifying marks in each subject of

external examination shall be 33% at Senior

School Certificate Examination. However 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

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must obtain 33% marks in the theory and

33% marks in the practical separately in

addition to 33% marks in aggregate, in

order to qualify 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

33% marks in aggregate, in order to qualify in

that subject.

(v)(a) 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.

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7 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS AND PASS

CRITERIA

39 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.

(i)(b) New Rule

(ii) The number of merit certificates in a

subject will be determined by

rounding off 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.

(i) (a)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 at the Senior School

Certificate Examination.

(i)(b)The Board will award Merit

Certificates to such candidates who

have obtained Grade A1 in all the five

subjects(excluding the 6th additional

subject) under Scholastic Area A as per

the qualifying criteria.

(ii) For the Senior School Certificate

Examination the number of merit

certificates in a subject will be determined

by rounding off 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) At the Senior School Certificate

Examination In the matter of a tie, if one

student gets a merit certificate, all

candidates getting that score will get the

merit certificate.

7 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS AND PASS

CRITERIA

41 SCHEME OF

EXAMINATIONS(SECONDARY

SCHOOL EXAMINATION)

(i) Assessment in the following subjects will (i)Assessment in the subjects under

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be undertaken by the schools

themselves in terms of grades on a five

point scale (i.e. A,B,C,D & E)-

Work Experience

Art Education

Physical and Health Education

(ii) The evaluation for subjects of internal

assessment shall be based on

cumulative record of the

candidate during his/her

continuous assessment in the

school.

(iii) Schools are expected to maintain

regular records of student’s

achievement and progress. These

records are subject to scrutiny by

the Board when it deems fit.

(iv) Rest of the subjects of study not

mentioned under subclause (i) shall

be externally examined by the

Board. Details of question papers,

marks and duration will be as per

the Scheme of Examinations.

(v) Heads of all affiliated institutions shall

be required to issue “Certificate of

School-Based Evaluation” covering

co-cognitive and other related

areas of learning based on

continuous and comprehensive

evaluation of students who will be

completing a course of study of ten

years.

Scholastic Area B and Co-Scholastic Areas

shall be undertaken by the schools in terms

of Grades as per the Scheme of Studies.

(ii) The evaluation for subjects under

Scholastic Area B and Co-Scholastic Areas

shall be based on cumulative record of the

candidate during his/her continuous

assessment in the school.

(iii) No change

(iv) Subjects of study under Scholastic

Area A shall be assessed jointly by the

School and Board. Details of question

papers, marks and duration will be as per

the Scheme of Studies.

(v) Delete as schools will not be required to

give this separate certificate to the students

7 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS AND PASS

CRITERIA

41.1 QUALIFYING CRITERIA(SECONDARY

SCHOOL EXAMINATION

(i) A candidate will be eligible to get

the Pass Certificate of the Board, if

he/she gets a grade higher than E

(i) A candidate will be eligible to get

the Qualifying Certificate, if he/she gets a

minimum Grade D in all the five

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in all subjects of internal assessment

unless he/she is exempted. Failing

this, the result of the external

examination will be withheld but

not for a period of more than one

year.

(ii) In order to be declared as having

passed the examination, a

candidate shall obtain a grade

higher than E(i.e. at least 33%

marks) in all the five subjects of

external examination in the main or

at the compartmental

examinations. The pass marks in

each subject of external

examination shall be 33%.

(iii)No overall

division/distinction/aggregate shall be

awarded.

(iv)In respect of a candidate offering an

additional subject, the following norms shall

be applied:

(a) A language offered as an additional

subject may replace a language in the

event of a candidate failing in the

same provided after replacement the

candidate has English/Hindi as one of

the languages; and

(b) The replacement shall satisfy the

conditions as laid down in the Scheme

of Studies.

(v)Candidates exempted from one or more

subjects of internal examination shall be

eligible for appearing in external examination

subjects(excluding the 6th additional

subject) under Scholastic Area A in the

main or at the subsequent five/one

attempt(s) of Improvement of

Performance, as the case may be, and

grades in the subjects under Scholastic

Area B and Co-scholastic Areas as

stipulated in the Scheme of Studies

(ii) Deleted in view of (i) above

(ii)No overall grade shall be awarded.

However, Cumulative Grade Point

Average(CGPA) shall be indicated in the

Statement of Subject wise Performance.

Subject wise and overall indicative

percentage of marks could be derived

based on Grade Point/Cumulative Grade

Point Average

(iii) No change

(iv) Candidates exempted from one or

more subjects under Scholastic Area B and

Co Scholastic Area shall be eligible for

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and result shall be declared subject to

fulfilment of other conditions laid down in the

Pass Criteria.

(vi)In order to be declared as having passed

Class IX Examination a candidate shall obtain

33% marks in all the subjects. The pass marks in

each subject of examination shall be 33%.

Co-Scholastic Area shall be eligible for

appearing in the Formative and Summative

Assessments and result shall be declared

subject to fulfillment of other conditions laid

down in the Qualifying Criteria

(v) In order to be eligible to qualify

Class IX examination a candidate shall

have to obtain minimum Grade D in all the

five subjects(excluding the 6th additional

subject) under Scholastic Area A as well as

grades in subjects under Scholastic Area B,

as stipulated in the Scheme of Studies, at

the main or the subsequent improvement of

Performance attempt.

7 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS AND PASS

CRITERIA

41.2 ELIGIBILITY FOR IMPROVEMENT OF

PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY

EXAMINATION

41.2 A candidate failing in two of the five

subjects of external examination shall be

placed in compartment in those subjects

provided he/she qualifies in all the subjects

of internal assessment

41.2 A candidate obtaining Grades E1 or E2 in

any or all the five subjects(excluding the 6th

additional subject) under Scholastic Area A, as

per the scheme of studies, jointly examined by

the School and Board shall be elgible for

Improvement of Performance in any or all the

five subjects.

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7 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS

AND PASS CRITERIA

42 IMPROVEMENT OF

PERFORMANCE/COMPARTMENT EXAMINATION

FOR SECONDARY/SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

42(i) A candidate placed in

compartment may reappear at

compartmental examination to be

held in July/August the same year,

may avail himself/herself of Second

Chance in March/April and Third

Chance in July/August of next year.

Further he/she may avail

himself/herself of Fourth Chance in

March/April and Fifth Chance in

July/August of the subsequent next

year. The candidate will be declared

‘PASS’ provided he/she qualifies the

compartmental subjects in which

he/she had failed.

42(i)(b) New Rule

(i)(c) – New Rule

42(i)(a) A candidate placed in compartment at the

Senior School Certificate Examination may

reappear at the compartmental examination to be

held in July the same year, may avail himself/herself

of Second Chance in March/April and Third

Chance in July of next year. Further he/she may

avail himself/herself of Fourth Chance in March/April

and Fifth Chance in July of the subsequent next

year. The candidate will be declared ‘PASS’

provided he/she qualifies the compartmental

subjects in which he/she had failed. Syllabi and

courses shall be the same as applicable for the

candidates of full subjects appearing at the

examination in the year concerned.

42(i)(b) A candidate who has appeared for the

Secondary School Examination conducted by the

Board and obtained Grades E1 or E2 in any or all the

five subjects(excluding the 6th additional subject)

under Scholastic Area A, as the Scheme of Studies,

shall be eligible for improving his/her performance

in any or all the five subjects and may reappear at

the subsequent attempts, at the examination

conducted by the Board. The candidate will be

issued Statement of Subject wise

Performance/Certificate of School-Based

Assessment provided she/he obtains minimum

Grade D in at least five subjects(excluding the 6th

additional subject) as per the Scheme of Studies

and grades in the subjects under Scholastic Area B

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(ii) A candidate who does not

appear or fails at one or all the

chances of compartment shall be

treated to have failed in the

examination and shall be required to

reappear in all the subjects at the

subsequent annual examination of the

Board as per syllabi and courses laid

down for the examination concerned

in order to pass the examination. The

candidates’ practical marks/internal

assessment marks obtained in the

Main examination will be carried over

till the fifth chance compartmental

examination. The candidate shall have

the option to appear at the practical

examination in the subjects involving

practical or retain their previous marks

in one more annual examination after

the Fifth Chance Compartment.

(ii)(b) New Rule

and Co-scholastic Areas.

(i)(c) A candidate who has appeared for the

Secondary School Examination conducted by the

Senior Secondary School affiliated to the Board and

obtained Grades E1 or E2 in any or all the five

subjects(excluding the 6th additional subject) under

Scholastic Area A, as per the Scheme of Studies,

shall be eligible for improving his performance in

any or all the five subjects and may reappear at the

only attempt, at the examination conducted by the

Senior Secondary School affiliated to the Board.

The candidate will be issued Certificate of School-

Based Assessment provided he obtains minimum

Grade D in at least five subjects(excluding the 6th

additional subject) as per the Scheme of Studies

and grades in the subjects under Scholastic Area B

and Co-scholastic Areas.

(ii)(a) A candidate who fails to appear or fails at

one or all the chances of compartment at the

Senior School Certificate Examination shall be

treated to have failed in the examination and shall

be required to reappear in all the subjects at the

subsequent annual examination of the Board as per

syllabi and courses laid down for the examination

concerned in order to pass the examination. The

candidates’ practical marks/internal assessment

marks obtained in the Main examination will be

carried over till the fifth chance compartmental

examination. The candidate shall have the option

to appear at the practical examination in the

subjects involving practical or retain their previous

marks in one more annual examination after the

Fifth Chance Compartment.

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(iii) Syllabi and courses for the

Compartmental candidates in March

Examination shall be the same as

applicable to the candidats of full

subjects appearing at the

examination.

(iv) A candidate placed in

compartment shall be allowed to

appear only in those subjects in which

he/she has been placed in

compartment at the Second Chance

Compartmental Examination to be

held in March/April next year.

(v) For subjects involving practical

work, in case the candidate has

passed in practical at the main

examination he/she shall appear only

in theory part and previous practical

marks will be carried forward and

accounted for. In case a candidate

has failed in practical he/she shall

have to appear in theory and

practical both irrespective of the fact

that he/she has already cleared the

theory examination.

(vi)The candidate who is placed in

Compartment in the Secondary

School Examination(Class X) shall be

admitted provisionally to class XI till he

takes in first chance Compartmental

ii)(b) A candidate who fails to obtain minimum

Grade D in the five subjects(excluding the 6th

additional subject) under Scholastic Area A at one

or all the chances of Improvement of Performance

at the Secondary School Examination shall be

treated to have not qualified the examination and

shall be required to reappear in all the subjects at

the subsequent examination to be held in March of

the subsequent year as per syllabi and courses laid

down for Summative Assessment II for the year of

examination concerned, in order to qualify the

examination. The candidates’ grades obtained in

all the Formative Assessments and Summative

Assessment I at the Main examination shall be

carried over till all the chances of Improvement of

Performance.

(iii) Deleted in view of (ii) above

(iii)(a) A candidate placed in compartment at the

Senior School Certificate Examination shall be

allowed to appear only in those subjects in which

he/she has been placed in compartment at the

subsequent five chances of Compartment.

(iv) For subjects involving practical work at the

Senior School Certificate Examination, if a

candidate has passed in practical at the main

examination he/she shall appear only in theory part

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Examination to be held in July/August

of that year. His/her admission shall be

treated as cancelled if he/she fails to

pass at the first chance

Compartmental Examination.

(vi)(b) New Rule

and previous practical marks will be carried forward

and accounted for. In case a candidate has failed

in practical he/she shall have to appear in theory

and practical both irrespective of the fact that s/he

has already cleared the theory examination.

(v)(a) A candidate who fails to obtain minimum

Grade D in the five subjects(excluding the 6th

additional subject) under Scholastic Area A at the

Secondary School Examination conducted by the

Board shall be provisionally admitted to class XI till

he takes in the subsequent first chance

Improvement of Performance to be held that year.

His/her admission shall be treated as cancelled if he

fails to obtain minimum Grade D in the five

subjects(excluding the 6th additional subject) under

Scholastic Area A at the first chance Improvement

of Performance.

(v)(b) A candidate who fails to obtain minimum

Grade D in the five subjects(excluding the 6th

additional subject) under Scholastic Area A at the

Secondary School Examination conducted by the

Senior Secondary School affiliated to the Board shall

be provisionally admitted to class XI till he takes in

the Improvement of Performance examination to

be held that year. His/her admission shall be

treated as cancelled if he fails to obtain minimum

Grade D in the five subjects(excluding the 6th

additional subject) under Scholastic Area A.

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7 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS

AND PASS CRITERIA

42A RETENTION OF PRACTICAL MARKS IN RESPECT

OF FAILURE CANDIDATES FOR SENIOR SCHOOL

CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS

42A A candidate who has failed in the

examination in the first attempt shall be

required to re-appear in all the subjects at

the subsequent annual examination of the

Board. He/she shall appear only in theory

part and his/her previous practical marks

will be carried forward and accounted for

if he/she has passed in practical. In case a

candidate has failed in practical he/she

shall have to appear in theory and

practical both. If he/she fails to pass the

examination in three consecutive years,

after the first attempt he/she shall have to

reappear in all the subjects including

practical.

42A A candidate who has failed at the Senior

School Certificate Examination in the first

attempt shall be required to re-appear in all the

subjects at the subsequent annual examination

of the Board. He/she shall appear only in theory

part and his/her previous practical marks will be

carried forward and accounted for if he/she

has passed in practical. In case a candidate

has failed in practical he/she shall have to

appear in theory and practical both. If he/she

fails to pass the examination in three

consecutive years, after the first attempt,

he/she shall have to reappear in all the subjects

including practical.

7 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS AND PASS

CRITERIA

43 ADDITIONAL SUBJECT

43(i) A candidate who has passed the

Secondary/Senior School Certificate

Examination of the Board may offer an

additional subject as a private candidate

provided the additional subject is provided in

the Scheme of Studies and is offered within six

years of passing the examination of the Board.

No exemption from time limit will be given after

six years. Facility to appear in additional

subject will be available at the annual

examination only.

43(i) A candidate who has obtained

minimum Grade D in at least five

subjects(excluding the 6th additional

subject) under Scholastic Area A as per the

Scheme of Studies and a Qualifying

Certificate at the Secondary School

Examination conducted by the

Board/passed the Senior School Certificate

Examination of the Board may offer an

additional subject as a private candidate

provided the additional subject is provided

in the Scheme of Studies and is offered

within six years of passing the examination

of the Board. No exemption from time limit

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(ii) However, candidates appearing in six

subjects at the Senior School Certificate

Examination having been declared ‘Pass’

by virtue of securing pass marks in five

subjects as per Rule 40.1(iv) may appear in

the failing subject at the Compartment

Examination to be held in July/August the

same year.

will be given after six years. Facility to

appear in additional subject will be

available at the main examination only.

(ii) However, candidates appearing in six

subjects at the Senior School Certificate

Examination having been declared ‘Pass’

by virtue of securing pass marks in five

subjects as per Rule 40.1(iv) may appear in

the failing subject at the Compartment

Examination to be held in July the same

year

7 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS AND PASS

CRITERIA

44.2 UPGRADING OF PERFORMANCE –

SECONDARY EXAMINATION

44.2(i) A candidate who has passed

Secondary School Examination of the Board

may reappear at the examination for

improvement of performance, in the main

examination in succeeding year only,

provided he/she has not pursued higher

studies in the mean time. He/she shall appear

as a private candidate. Those reappearing in

the whole examination, may appear as

regular candidates also. The candidates

appearing for improvement of performance in

the examination can appear in the subject(s)

only in which they have been declared pass

but not in the subject in which they have been

declared fail.

(ii) A candidate appearing for improvement in

subject(s) involving practical shall appear only

in theory and previous practical marks shall be

carried forward and accounted for.

44.2(I) A candidate who has obtained

minimum Grade D in the five subjects under

Scholastic Area A and a Qualifying

Certificate at the Secondary School

Examination conducted by the Board may

reappear at the examination for upgrading

of performance, in the main examination in

succeeding year only, provided he/she has

not pursued higher studies in the mean

time. He/she shall appear as a private

candidate. Those reappearing in the

whole examination may appear as regular

candidates also. The candidates

appearing for upgrading of performance in

the examination can appear in the

subject(s) only in which they have obtained

minimum Grade D.

(ii) A candidate appearing for upgrading of

performance shall appear in the syllabus

prescribed for Summative Assessment II

only for the year of examination.

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(iii) Candidates who appear for improvement

of performance will be issued only Statement

of Marks reflecting the marks of the

improvement examination.

(iv) A candidate appearing for improvement

of performance in one or more subjects

cannot appear for additional subject

simultaneously.

(iii) Candidates who appear for upgrading

of performance shall be issued only

Statement of Subject wise Performance

reflecting the grades obtained in the said

examination.

(iv) A candidate appearing for upgrading

of performance in one or more subjects

cannot appear for additional subject

simultaneously.

8 CONFIDENTIAL WORKS 61 Verification of marks/grades

obtained by a Candidate in a

subject

(i) A Candidate who has appeared at an

examination conducted by the Board may

apply to the concerned Regional Officer of

the Board for verification of marks in any

particular subject. The verification will be

restricted to checking whether all the answers

have been evaluated and that there has

been no mistake in the totaling of marks for

each question in that subject and that the

marks have been transferred correctly on the

title page of the answer book and to the

award list and whether the supplementary

answer book(s) attached with the answer

book mentioned by the candidate are intact.

No revaluation of the answer book or

supplementary answer book(s) shall be done.

(ix) The communication regarding the revision

(i) A Candidate who has appeared at

an examination conducted by the Board

may apply to the concerned Regional

Office of the Board for verification of marks

in respect of Senior School Certificate

Examination/grades in respect of

Secondary School Examination conducted

by the Board in any particular subject. The

verification will be restricted to checking

whether all the answers have been

evaluated and that there has been no

mistake in the totaling of marks for each

question in that subject and that the marks

have been transferred correctly on the title

page of the answer book and to the award

list and whether the supplementary answer

book(s) attached with the answer book

mentioned by the candidate are intact.

No revaluation of the answer book or

supplementary answer book(s) shall be

done.

(ix) The communication regarding the

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of the marks, if any, shall be sent to the

candidate within a reasonable period of time.

(xi) The Board shall revise the marks statement

in respect of such candidates after the

previous marks statement is returned by the

candidate.

revision of the marks/change in grade(s) if

any, shall be sent to the candidate within a

reasonable period of time.

(xi) The Board shall revise the marks

statement in respect of Senior School

Certificate Examination/Statement of

Subject wise Performance in respect of

Secondary School Examination in respect

of such candidates after the previous one is

returned by the candidate.

8 CERTIFICATION 63 PASSING/QUALIFYING CERTIFICATE,

MARKS STATEMENT/STATEMENT OF

SUBJECT WISE PERFORMANCE

63(i) A candidate who has appeared in an

examination of the Board shall be issued a

statement of marks/grades

(ii) A candidate who has appeared in the

examination of the Board and has passed the

examination shall be issued a pass certificate.

However, candidate who has appeared for an

improvement of performance or for an

additional subject in a subsequent

examination shall not be issued a separate

certificate or a combined marks statement.

Such candidates shall be given only a

statement of marks in that subject(s)

(ii)(b) New Rule

63(i) A candidate who has appeared in an

examination of the Board shall be issued

statement of marks for the Senior School

Certificate Examination and Statement of

Subject wise Performance for the

Secondary School Examination conducted

by the Board.

(ii)(a) A candidate who has appeared at

the Senior School Certificate Examination of

the Board and has passed the examination

shall be issued a pass certificate for the

Examination.

(ii)(b) A candidate who has appeared at

the Secondary School Examination

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(iii)New Rule

conducted by the Board and has obtained

minimum Grade D in at least five subjects

under Scholastic Area A as per the Scheme

of Studies shall be issued a Qualifying

Certificate by the Board/Certificate of

School-Based Assessment through the

School. A candidate who has appeared at

the Secondary School Examination

conducted by the Senior Secondary School

affiliated to the Board and has obtained

minimum Grade D in the five subjects under

Scholastic Area A as well as Grades in

subjects under Scholastic Area B and Co-

Scholastic Areas under the Continuous and

Comprehensive Evaluation shall be issued

Certificate of School Based Assessment.

(iii)However, candidate who has appeared

for improvement of performance at the

Senior School Certificate

Examination/Upgrading of Performance at

the Secondary School Examination

conducted by the Board or for an

additional subject in a subsequent

examination shall not be issued a separate

certificate or a combined marks

statement/Statement of Subject wise

Performance/Certificate of School Based

Assessment. Such candidates shall be

given only a statement of marks/Statement

of Subject wise Performance in that subject

(s)

8 CERTIFICATION 64 PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE

64(i) A candidate who has passed the examination

may be issued a provisional certificate by the Board

64(i) A candidate who has passed the

examinations conducted by the Board may be

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on payment of fee prescribed from time to time.

(ii) A candidate who has been placed in

Compartment may be issued a provisional

certificate indicating the fact as such.

issued a provisional certificate by the Board on

payment of fee prescribed from time to time.

(ii) A candidate who has been placed in

Compartment at the Senior School Certificate

Examination/Improvement of Performance as

per Scheme of Studies at the Secondary School

Examination conducted by the Board may be

issued a provisional certificate indicating the

fact as such.

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9 CERTIFICATION 65 DATE OF BIRTH

65(i) The Date of Birth of the Candidate as

admitted in the records of the Board shall be

indicated in the pass certificate issued to the

candidate at Secondary School level only.

(ii)A candidate can obtain from the Board a

Date of Birth Certificate indicating his date of

birth as admitted in the records of the Board on

payment of the prescribed fee.

65(i) The Date of Birth of the Candidate as admitted

in the records of the Board shall be indicated in the

Qualifying/Pass certificate issued to the candidate

both at Secondary and Senior School levels.

(ii)No change

8 CERTIFICATION 66 MIGRATION CERTIFICATE

66(i) A candidate who has appeared in an

examination of the Board and has passed the

examination may obtain a Migration Certificate on

payment of the prescribed fee.

(ii) A candidate placed in Compartment may also

be issued a Migration Certificate indicating his/her

status as such.

66(i) A candidate who has appeared in an

examination conducted by the Board and has

passed the Senior School Certificate

Examination/qualified the Secondary School

Examination conducted by the Board as per

the Scheme of Studies may obtain a Migration

Certificate on payment of the prescribed fee.

(ii)A candidate placed in

Compartment/Improvement of Performance

category may also be issued a Migration

Certificate indicating his/her status as such.

9 CERTIFICATION 69.2 CHANGES IN BOARD’S CERTIFICATE

– CHANGE/CORRECTION IN DATE

OF BIRTH

69.2(i) No change in the date of birth once

recorded in the Board’s records shall be

made. However, corrections to correct

typographical and other errors to make the

certificate consistent with the school records

can be made provided that corrections in

the school records should not have been

made after the submission of application

form for admission to Examination to the

Board.

69.2(i) No change in the date of birth once

recorded in the Board’s records in respect of

those candidates who have appeared for the

Secondary/Senior school examinations

conducted by the Board shall be made.

However, corrections to correct typographical

and other errors to make the certificate

consistent with the school records can be

made provided that corrections in the school

records should not have been made after the

submission of application form for admission to

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(ii)Such correction in Date of Birth of a

candidate in case of genuine clerical errors

will be made under orders of the Chairman

where it is established to the satisfaction of

the Chairman that the wrong entry was

made erroneously in the list of

candidates/application form of the

candidate for the examination.

(iii) Request for correction in Date of Birth

shall be forwarded by the Head of the

school alongwith attested Photostat copies

of :

(a) Application for admission of the

candidate to the School;

(b) Portion of the page of admission and

withdrawal register where entry in date of

birth has been made alongwith attested

copy of the Certificate issued by the

Municipal Authority, if available, as proof of

Date of Birth submitted at the time of

seeking admission; and

(c) The School Leaving Certificate of the

previous school submitted at the time of

admission.

(iv) The application for correction in date of

birth duly forwarded by the Head of school

alongwith documents mentioned in Byelaws

69.2(iii) shall be entertained by the Board

only within two years of the date of

declaration of result of Class X examination.

No correction whatsoever shall be made on

application submitted after the said period

of two years.

Examination to the Board.

(ii)No change

(iii) No change

(iv) The application for correction in date of

birth duly forwarded by the Head of school

alongwith documents mentioned in Byelaws

69.2(iii) shall be entertained by the Board in

respect of those candidates who have taken

the examinations conducted by the Board

only within two years of the date of

declaration of result of Class X/XII examination,

as the case may be. In case of those

candidates who have appeared for the

examinations conducted by the Board both at

Secondary and Senior Secondary levels, the

period of two years shall be counted from the

date of declaration of result of Secondary

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School examination. No correction

whatsoever, shall be made on application

submitted after the said period of two years

10 JOINT ENDOWMENT

SCHOLARSHIP

70(i), (iii)

70.1, 70.2, 70.4

GENERAL CONDITIONS -

SELECTION PROCEDURE, ELIGIBILITY

TENURE

70(i) Subject to the provision of these

byelaws, the Board shall award from time

to time scholarships, funded out of various

endowments, on the basis of the results of

the Secondary Examination conducted by

it.

(ii) The award of scholarships commenced

from 1989 examinations.

(iii)The number of scholarships to be

awarded each year shall be five for

Secondary School Examination

(iv) Value of each scholarship shall be as

Rs.60/- per month tenable for 24 months.

(v)If a scholarship holder ceases to be

eligible for the scholarship, it shall lapse to

the Board.

70(i) Subject to the provision of these byelaws,

the Board shall award from time to time

scholarships, on the basis of the results of the

Secondary Examination conducted by it.

(ii) The award of

Merit Scholarship for Single Girl Child

commenced from 2006 examination

and shall be awarded to Indian

Nationals only.

(iii) The number of

scholarships shall be variable and

shall be awarded to all such Single

Girl students who have secured

minimum Grade Point 7 in all the five

subjects(excluding the 6th additional

subject) at the Secondary School

Examination

(iv) Value of each

scholarship shall be as decided by

the Board from time to time tenable

for twenty four months.

(v) The

scholarship shall be renewable on

year to year basis and shall depend

on promotion of the student to the

t hi h l ith 50%

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(vi)The decision of the Chairman shall be

final in all maters pertaining to the award

of scholarship.

next higher class with 50% or more

marks in aggregate.

(vi) No change

70.1(i) Students will be ranked according to

the number of Merit Certificates in different

subjects i.e. first those getting merit

certificates in 5 subjects, then in 4 subjects

and so on.

(ii)In case of students getting the same

number of Merit Certificates, they will be

ranked on the basis of their grades in all

the subjects of the external examination.

(iii)In case of ties in grades the decision will

be taken on the basis of the aggregate of

numerical scores.

(iv)In case of ties in the aggregate, the

candidates getting higher marks

separately in Mathematics and in Science

& Technology in that order, will be entitled

for the scholarship.

70.1 Delete in view of 70 above

70.2 An awardee shall be eligible for the

scholarship on his:

(a) joining a recognised school, college

or other teaching institution in India for

prosecuting higher studies;

(b) maintaining good conduct and

satisfactory progress in studies certified by

the Head of Institution;

(C) continuing to be on the rolls of the

institution; and

(d) not receiving any other scholarship

70.1 An awardee shall be eligible for the

scholarship on his:

(a) No change

(b)No change

(C) No change

(d) Delete as there is no such provision in the

scheme

70.3 Mode of Payment

(i) The payment of scholarship shall not be

made direct to the awardee. It will be

paid through the Head of the Institution

concerned on submission of a bill on

the prescribed proforma duly signed by

the awardee and countersigned by

70.2 The payment of scholarship shall be made

through transfer to the account of the

candidate in any nationalized bank.

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the Head of the Institution.

(ii) The payment of scholarship shall not be

made for less than one quarter at a

time

70.4 The Scholarship will be tenable for a

period not exceeding two years after the

Secondary School Examination, which was

the basis for award of scholarship to the

awardee.

70.3 The Scholarship will be tenable for a

period not exceeding two years after the

Secondary School Examination, conducted by

the Board/Senior Secondary School affiliated to

the Board which was the basis for award of

scholarship to the awardee.

AMENDMENT IN SERIAL NO. 13 OF ANNEXURE II RELATING TO SCALE OF FEE

Description Existing upto 2010

examinations

Description To be implemented

w.e.f. 2011

examinations

Last date without late

fee

15th September

First 10 days from the

last date

Rs.100 per candidate Last date with late fee

of Rs.100/- per

candidate

upto 30th September

Next15 days Rs.200/- per

candidate

Last date with late fee

of Rs.200/- per

candidate

upto 15th October

Next 25 days Rs.300/- per

candidate

Last date with late fee

of Rs.300/- per

candidate

upto 30th October

AMENDMENT & ADDITION IN ANNEXURE II RELATING TO SCALE OF FEE AT SERIAL NO.12(OTHER

FEES)

12(b) Receipt of registration forms each year:

i)

Without late fees

Upto 31st August

ii) With late fee of Rs.10/- per student Up to 15th

September

iii) With

late fee of Rs.20/- per student

Up to 30th

September

iv) With

late fee of Rs.30/- per student

Up to 15th

October

12(c) Fee for duplicate registration card Rs.100/-

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(M.C. SHARMA)

CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS

Copy to:

1. Heads of all the affiliated institutions of the Board.

2. The Director of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi – 110054

3. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18, Institutional Area, Shaheed

Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi – 110016

4. The Secretary, Central Tibetan School Administration, EFF, ESS Plaza, Sector 3,

Rohini, Delhi-85

5. The Additional Director General, Director General of Army Education, A-Wing,

Sena Bhawan, DHQ-PO, New Delhi

6. The Deputy Director of Education, Border Security Force, Block – 10, CGO

Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003.

7. The Secretary, AWES, Army Headquarters, Adjutant General Branch CW-4, Army

Welfare Education Society, West Block No.3, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110022

8. The Secretary & Director Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok (Sikkim) – 737101

9. The Director of Education, Andaman and Nicobar Island, Port Blair-744101

10. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Civil Sectt. Ita

Nagar-791111, Arunachal Pradesh

11. The Director, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, A-28, Kailash Colony, New Delhi-

110048.

12. The Director of Public Instruction, Chandigarh Administration, Sector-9,

Chandigarh-160017

13. All the HODs and other Officers of CBSE

14. E.O. to Chairman, CBSE

15. All the Regional Officers of the CBSE.

16. All the Education Officers of the CBSE

17. Joint Secretary(IT), CBSE with a request to upload the circular on the Website.

18. Education Officer, CBSE with a request to get the circular printed in the forthcoming issue

of CENBOSEC.

19. PRO, CBSE, Delhi

CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATIONS

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