No board exams in CBSE for Std X from 2011
New Delhi: There was an official announcement declaring that there will be no board exams in CBSE schools for Class X from 2011. Board exam will be conducted for Class X in 2010.
However, the grading system based on continuous evaluation by schools will start this year itself. Students whose schools have classes only till Std X will have to take “online/ offline/on demand” assessment test for seeking admission in Class XI in another school.
This assessment tests will be optional for students whose school have classes till Std XII. These on demand tests can be held more than once a year to help students improve their grades by repeating such tests.
There will be nine grades. The highest will be A1 (exceptional) with a grade point of 10 and a marks range of 91-100%. Second grade will be A2 (excellent) with a grade point of 9 and marks in the range of 81-90%. Third grade will be B1 (very good) with grade point of 8 and a marks range of 71-80%.
The fourth grade will be B2 (good) with a grade point of 7 and marks range of 61-70%. Fifth grade will be C1 (fair) with grade point of 6 and marks range of 51-60%. C2 (average) will be the sixth grade with grade point of 5 and marks range of 41-50%. D (below average) will be the seventh grade with 4 grade points and marks range of 33-40%. E1 (needs improvement) and E2 (unsatisfactory) are the last two grades.
The exams will be conducted once between April-September and second between October-March.
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