CBSE Board Exam 2021: Details of Assessment Policy, Promotion of Class 10 students CBSE Assessment policy The Central Board of Secondary Education has cancelled the CBSE class 10 examinations due to the increase in the COVID-19 cases. The board had announced that the class 10 CBSE students will be promoted based on objective criteria created by the board. The board has also announced that the CBSE class 12 examinations have been postponed until further notice. CBSE Class 10 Assessment The CBSE class 10 examinations have been cancelled and the students will be promoted based on assessment criteria developed by the board. As part of the assessment criteria, the students will be evaluated based on the marks obtained by the students in tests and exams conducted during the academic year at the school level. The class 10 students will be assessed with 100 marks for each subject. 20 marks will have to be submitted by the schools as internal assessment while 80 marks will be based on the scores in the tests, half-yearly exam or midterm exams and pre-boards. If the schools have conducted more than one test/exam within each category the result committee may fix the weightage to be given for each test/exam within the category subject to the overall maximum marks for the category. CBSE Basic Maths Criteria The board has allowed the students to opt for Basic Mathematics in class 10 to opt for the subject in class 11 without appearing for the Standard Version of the paper later on. The relaxation in the policy has been prompted by the increase in the COVID-19 cases and the relaxation is only for the present academic year. The exception has been extended to allow Mathematics in Class 11 if the student has offered Mathematics Basic in Class 10. CBSE class 10 Compartment Exam The compartmental exams will be conducted by the schools when the COVID-19 situation is normal. According to the CBSE, the compartment exam will be objective paper-based and the schools will have the option to conduct the compartment exam online or offline depending on the situation. After the results are declared, the schools will conduct objective type offline/online compartment exams based on the sample question papers provided by the board. CBSE class 9 and 11 exams The CBSE has advised the schools to conduct the final exams for the class 9 and 11 students following the COVID-19 safety protocols and begin the new academic session. The CBSE has also stated that the schools are required to follow all the regulations to conduct the exams. CBSE Class 11 Admissions The students who fail to qualify for the CBSE class 10 exams based on evaluation criteria will also be permitted to continue with the class 11 admissions without sitting for the compartmental exams. If the students are not able to meet the qualifying criteria they may be allowed to continue in class 11 until the declaration of the results of the compartmental exams by the CBSE. The CBSE has also directed the schools to avoid streaming in class 11. While the students were earlier able to select one stream, this year, the students will be allowed to take any combination of subjects without any streaming. According to the scheme of studies of the board, the students are allowed to offer any combination of subjects without any streaming which is why the schools should also follow the same. CBSE class 12 Exams The CBSE has postponed the class 12 examinations considering the increasing COVID-19 cases in the country. The board has announced that it will be releasing the rim table for the postponed examinations at least 15 days before the commencement of the exams. The board announced that a review of the situation will be conducted on June 1, 2021, for the class 12 students.

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CBSE Assessment policy

The Central Board of Secondary Education has cancelled the CBSE class 10 examinations due to the increase in the COVID-19 cases. The board had announced that the class 10 CBSE students will be promoted based on objective criteria created by the board. The board has also announced that the CBSE class 12 examinations have been postponed until further notice.

CBSE Class 10 Assessment

The CBSE class 10 examinations have been cancelled and the students will be promoted based on assessment criteria developed by the board. As part of the assessment criteria, the students will be evaluated based on the marks obtained by the students in tests and exams conducted during the academic year at the school level. The class 10 students will be assessed with 100 marks for each subject. 20 marks will have to be submitted by the schools as internal assessment while 80 marks will be based on the scores in the tests, half-yearly exam or midterm exams and pre-boards.

If the schools have conducted more than one test/exam within each category the result committee may fix the weightage to be given for each test/exam within the category subject to the overall maximum marks for the category.

CBSE Basic Maths Criteria

The board has allowed the students to opt for Basic Mathematics in class 10 to opt for the subject in class 11 without appearing for the Standard Version of the paper later on. The relaxation in the policy has been prompted by the increase in the COVID-19 cases and the relaxation is only for the present academic year. The exception has been extended to allow Mathematics in Class 11 if the student has offered Mathematics Basic in Class 10.

CBSE class 10 Compartment Exam

The compartmental exams will be conducted by the schools when the COVID-19 situation is normal. According to the CBSE, the compartment exam will be objective paper-based and the schools will have the option to conduct the compartment exam online or offline depending on the situation. After the results are declared, the schools will conduct objective type offline/online compartment exams based on the sample question papers provided by the board.

CBSE class 9 and 11 exams

The CBSE has advised the schools to conduct the final exams for the class 9 and 11 students following the COVID-19 safety protocols and begin the new academic session. The CBSE has also stated that the schools are required to follow all the regulations to conduct the exams.

CBSE Class 11 Admissions

The students who fail to qualify for the CBSE class 10 exams based on evaluation criteria will also be permitted to continue with the class 11 admissions without sitting for the compartmental exams. If the students are not able to meet the qualifying criteria they may be allowed to continue in class 11 until the declaration of the results of the compartmental exams by the CBSE.

The CBSE has also directed the schools to avoid streaming in class 11. While the students were earlier able to select one stream, this year, the students will be allowed to take any combination of subjects without any streaming. According to the scheme of studies of the board, the students are allowed to offer any combination of subjects without any streaming which is why the schools should also follow the same.

CBSE class 12 Exams

The CBSE has postponed the class 12 examinations considering the increasing COVID-19 cases in the country. The board has announced that it will be releasing the rim table for the postponed examinations at least 15 days before the commencement of the exams. The board announced that a review of the situation will be conducted on June 1, 2021, for the class 12 students.