| Introduction to grading system for class 10th exams, | | | | 20 and below----E2 -------- |
| will take away board fear factor from students and | | | | This is going to help dropout rate as there will be less |
| their parents. We have seen students are always | | | | fear and anxiety related to performance. CBSE |
| getting pressurized to perform better in board exams, | | | | already declared that there will be no Class 10th board |
| at home from their parents and from teachers in | | | | exams from next academic year 2011 for students |
| school. This sometimes worked negatively for students | | | | studying in CBSE's Senior Secondary schools and who |
| and they loose their confidence level in studies. CBSE | | | | do not wish to move out of the CBSE system after |
| is implementing Nine Point Grading System for classes | | | | Class 10th. However, such students of Senior |
| 9th and 10th from current academic year 2009 - 10 to | | | | Secondary Schools who wish to move out of the |
| make exams less stressful and learning more | | | | CBSE system after Class 10th exams will be required |
| enjoyable for students of class 9th and 10th. | | | | to take the Board's External (pen and paper written |
| The grading of students would also take away the | | | | online) Examination. |
| frightening judgmental quality of marks obtained in a | | | | As board exams being made optional from next |
| test leading to a stress free and joyful learning | | | | academic year 2010-2011, a new system of evaluation |
| environment in the school. This will also enable | | | | is introduced by CBSE called Continuous and |
| maintaining a meaningful continuity in the assessment | | | | Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE). CCE comprises |
| pattern from the primary level to the secondary level | | | | formative and summative assessment of the student |
| and also in ensuring a basic uniformity in the schools. | | | | to be done over two terms-first and second- during |
| This system assessed student's performance using | | | | the year-long academic calendar. |
| conventional numerical marking mode, and the same | | | | Formative Assessment to evaluate and grade class |
| will be later converted into the grades on the basis of | | | | work, homework, assignment and project work |
| the pre-determined marks ranges as detailed below :- | | | | |
| Arks Range-----Grade------Grade Point | | | | 1. There will be two evaluations each in the first and |
| 91-100---------A1--------10.0 | | | | second terms |
| 81-90 --------- A2---------9.0 | | | | 2. Each evaluation will carry 10 marks a piece. |
| 71-80 --------- B1---------8.0 | | | | Summative Assessment Based on the term-end |
| 61-70 --------- B2---------7.0 | | | | examination |
| 51-60 --------- C1---------6.0 | | | | |
| 41-50 --------- C2---------5.0 | | | | 1. There will be one term-end exam for each term |
| 33-40 --------- D---------- 4.0 | | | | 2. The first term-end exam will carry 20 marks |
| 21-32 --------- E1--------- | | | | 3. |