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CBSE's New Assessment Scheme: All You Need To Know

The CBSE has introduced a new Uniform Assessment system that replaces grades with marks for scholastic performance. Written exams will carry more weight than periodic tests, notebooks, and activities. The new system aims to standardize exams across CBSE schools. For classes 6-8, exams will be given twice a year after each term covers part of the syllabus. Class 9 will have one annual exam like class 10. This prepares students for the workload of classes 11-12. It allows easy migration and gives students a clear idea of their performance with marks instead of grades. Parents should help their children adapt by understanding the system, motivating regular study, and monitoring their progress in scholastic, co-scholastic and discipline

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CBSE's New Assessment Scheme: All You Need To Know

The CBSE has introduced a new Uniform Assessment system that replaces grades with marks for scholastic performance. Written exams will carry more weight than periodic tests, notebooks, and activities. The new system aims to standardize exams across CBSE schools. For classes 6-8, exams will be given twice a year after each term covers part of the syllabus. Class 9 will have one annual exam like class 10. This prepares students for the workload of classes 11-12. It allows easy migration and gives students a clear idea of their performance with marks instead of grades. Parents should help their children adapt by understanding the system, motivating regular study, and monitoring their progress in scholastic, co-scholastic and discipline

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CBSE’s New Assessment

Scheme: All You Need To


Know

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rolled out its latest policy, termed the
‘Uniform Assessment, Examination and Report Card’.

The new system does away with the practice of awarding grades and replaces it with marks.
Scholastic performance evaluated through written examinations will carry greater weightage than the
combination of periodic tests, notebook submission and subject enrichment activity.

The new system also aims to bring about uniformity in the pattern of examination across all CBSE
schools. As a first step in this direction, the Board has also issued a format of the report card along
with its circular.

Let us look at some of the key features of the remodeled CBSE pattern to learn how it is going to
affect students.
Key features of the new CBSE assessment scheme
1. Parameters of assessment
According to the new guidelines, the parameters of assessment will be as follows:

a. Scholastic performance: Both marks and grades will be awarded for individual subjects.

b. Co-scholastic performance: Grades will be awarded for nonscholastic performance in three


categories – Work Education (or prevocational education), Art Education, and Health and Physical
Education.

c. Discipline: Grades will be awarded to students after evaluating their commitment to discipline,
which includes attendance, sincerity, behaviour and values.

2. Weightage and examination pattern


a. For class IX

The pattern of examination for class IX will be similar to that of class X with only one exam at the end
of the academic year. Out of a total of 100 marks, 80 marks have been assigned to written exams
while the remaining 20 have been divided between three disciplines: periodic tests (10 marks),
notebook submission (5 marks) and subject enrichment activity (5 marks).

b. For classes VI to VIII

Classes VI to VIII will have the same format of assessment. However, a class year has been divided
into two Terms. So, students of these classes will have to appear for exams twice a year, i.e., at the
end of each Term. While questions in the Term 1 exam will be based on the syllabus covered during
that term, a certain percentage of questions in the Term 2 exam will be based on the Term 1
syllabus.

Benefits of the proposed system


 A uniform assessment system will help students whose parents have transferable jobs to
migrate from one school to another easily.
 The marking system will motivate students better than the grading system, as students get a
concrete idea of where they stand.
 The pattern of examinations under the new system will prepare students to handle the heavy
academic workload of classes XI and XII.

Challenge for parents


Parents will have to ensure that their children go through this transition with minimum hassle.

Here are a few tips for parents to help them guide their children to adapt to the new CBSE exam
system without much difficulty.
 Attend orientation sessions, if your child’s school conducts one. Or, interact with the staff and
school management to understand the new scheme clearly and how the school plans to
implement it.
 Boost your child’s morale by informing him about the positives of the proposed system. Tell
him how it will prepare him to handle the rigorous academic workload of higher classes.
 Motivate your child to study regularly and give his best. Do not let him procrastinate, as it will
only increase his workload and stress.
 Monitor your child’s performance actively throughout the year in all the three areas, i.e.,
scholastic, co-scholastic and discipline. Reach out to his teachers to discuss his progress.
Take necessary steps to help him improve.

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