CCE

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Gram : CENBOSEC, Delhi – 92

website: www.cbse.nic.in

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

(An Autonomous Organization under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt. of India)

“SHIKSHA KENDRA”, 2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREET VIHAR, DELHI – 110092

CBSE/CE/CCE/2010 Dated: 02.08.2010

Circular No. : 44/2010

All Heads of Institutions

Affiliated to the Board

Subject: Clarifications about ongoing Examination Reforms for the Session 2010-2011

Dear Principal,

You are aware that the scheme of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) and

Grading System was introduced by Central Board of Secondary Education at Secondary

Stage in all schools affiliated to it from the academic session 2009-2010. The reforms are

continuing and being strengthened further during the ongoing session. The detailed

information about the same is being given to schools from time to time through different

circulars which are also available on CBSE website www.cbse.nic.in.

Some of the salient features of these reforms are being reiterated below for clarification,

reinforcement and implementation.

(a) The recently announced scheme of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)

for classes IX and X is to be followed in all schools affiliated to the Board.

(b) Under the CCE, an academic year has been divided into two terms-Term I extending

from April to September and Term II from October to March except for winter closing

schools. The latter will have Term I from Jan to June and Term II from July to

December.

(c) The syllabus in each subject for Classes IX and X has been distributed term wise. This

term wise syllabus is available on the CBSE website at the CCE Corner under the

section Secondary School Curriculum 2012.

(d) The assessment scheme to be followed in Secondary as well as Senior secondary

schools in classes IX and X is exactly the same except that Class-X students studying

in secondary schools will take Board conducted Summative Assessment-II (SA-II)

in place of School conducted Summative Assessment-II (SA-II) in Senior

Secondary Schools.

(e) All the students irrespective of their studying in secondary or senior secondary

school or continuing or leaving the CBSE Board after class-X, will be required to

undergo various assessments in co-scholastic areas in classes IX and X at school

level as indicated earlier.

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(f) For assessment in scholastic areas the schools will undertake both Formative and

Summative Assessments in both the classes IX and X. For Formative Assessments,

detailed guidelines have been issued separately. For Summative Assessments, the

question papers in every subject for classes IX and X for SA-I will be based on Term I

syllabus and for SA-II on Term II syllabus.

(g) Various assessments under scholastic areas and students required to appear therein

are again clarified below:

Class-IX Class -X

Secondary

School

Sr. Secondary

School

Secondary

School

Sr. Secondary

School

Formative

Assessment-I

(FA-I)

All students All students All students All students

Formative

Assessment-II

(FA-II)

All students All students All students All students

Summative

Assessment-I

(SA-I)

All students All students All students All students

Formative

Assessment-

III (FA-III)

All students All students All students All students

Formative

Assessment-

IV (FA-IV)

All students All students All students All students

Summative

Assessment-II

(SA-II)

School

conducted

All students All students Not applicable All students

except those

leaving the

CBSE Board

Summative

Assessment-II

(SA-II)

Board

Conducted

Not applicable Not applicable All students Only those

leaving the

CBSE Board

(h) The Summative Assessments-II (SA-II) conducted by the school ( School conducted)

and conducted by the Board (Board conducted) will be –

1. Based on same syllabus prescribed for Term II only,

2. Will carry the same weightage of 40% towards final grade,

3. Will be based on the same types of question papers in term of question paper

design, blue print and difficulty level

4. Will be evaluated on the basis of similar marking schemes prepared by the

Board.

(i) Both the School conducted SA-II and Board conducted SA-II will based on the question

papers sent/vetted by the Board.

(j) The students appearing in the School conducted SA-II will be assessed by the schools

themselves and their answer books will be randomly verified by the Board. However,

the students appearing in the Board conducted SA-II will be assessed by the External

Examiners as has been the practice in the past for Board Examinations.

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(k) At the end of class-X, every student (irrespective of his/her studying in secondary or

senior secondary school or continuing or leaving the CBSE Board after class X) will

get the same Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation Certificate of School

Based Assessment prepared, printed and signed by the Board. For this, the board

will collect the data electronically from all the schools. The Board reserves the right to

randomly verify the records of different assessments done by the schools and

moderate the same if required. Detailed procedure for collection of data will be sent to

the schools in due course of time.

(l) All schools except winter closing schools are expected to conduct Term I Summative

Assessment (SA-I) in the month of September and Term II Summative Assessment

(SA-II) in the month of March. The Board will provide/vet the question papers and

marking schemes in all the subjects for classes IX and X for SA-I as well as SA-II. For

details regarding question papers for SA-I, the Board’s Circular No. 43/2010 dated

02.8.2010 may please be referred to.

 Term I and Term II will have following weightage:

 Term I: FA1 (10%) +FA2 (10%) +SA1 (20%) = 40%

 Term II: FA3 (10%) +FA4 (10%) +SA2 (40%) = 60%

 Formative Assessments:

 FA1 (10%) +FA2 (10%) + FA3 (10%) +FA4 (10%) = 40%

 Summative Assessments:

 SA1 (20%) +SA2 (40%) = 60%

The schools may adapt the Report Card to some extent in terms of the size, colour,

paper to be used, however, the divisions and the content must follow as given in the

format. The Model Format of the Report Card is already provided to the schools. Schools

are requested to use the current format w.e.f. this session both for Classes IX & X.

It is observed that information related to ongoing examination reforms which is put on CBSE

website and sent to schools through different circulars from time to time does not reach all

stakeholders. It results in undue anxiety and worry amongst them. Therefore, it is also

requested that the above information may be shared with all students, teachers and

particularly the parents.

The Board has initiated series of additional measures related to strengthening of scheme of

Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation. Some of these include Monitoring and

Mentoring programmes, development of supplementary materials on Formative Assessment

in all subjects for classes IX-X, collection of feedback and suggestions on the scheme and

organization of teacher training programmes on CCE. It is expected that all affiliated schools

will make necessary efforts to understand, appreciate, implement and disseminate the

ongoing examination reforms.

Yours sincerely,

(VINEET JOSHI)

CHAIRMAN

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Copy with a request to respective Heads of Directorates/KVS/NVS/CTSA as indicated

below to also disseminate the information to all concerned schools under their

jurisdiction:

1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18-Institutional Area, Shaheed

Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi-110 016.

2. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, A-28, Kailash Colony, New Delhi.

3. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old

Secretariat, Delhi-110 054.

4. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9,

Chandigarh-160 017.

5. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim – 737 101.

6. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar- 791 111

7. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair-744 101.

8. Director of Education, SIE, CBSE Cell, VIP Road, Junglee Ghat, PO 744103, A&N

Island.

9. The Secretary, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESS ESS Plaza, Community

Centre, Sector 3, Rohini, Delhi-110 085.

10. All the Regional Officers of CBSE with the request to send this circular to all the

Heads of the affiliated schools of the Board in their respective regions.

11. The Education Officers/AEOs of the Academic Branch, CBSE.

12. The Joint Secretary (IT) with the request to put this circular on the CBSE website.

13. The Library and Information Officer, CBSE

14. EO to Chairman, CBSE

15. PA to Secretary, CBSE

16. PA to Director (Acad.)

17. PA to HOD (AIEEE)

18. PA to HOD (Edusat)

19. PRO, CBSE

CHAIRMAN