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CONTINUOUSAND COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION

PRIMARY CLASSES

A. FOR CLASSES I AND II:

I. There is no formal examination for Classes Iand II. The teacher will evaluate the

studentsthrough continuous and comprehensive evaluation [CCE]. The testing can bedonesimultaneously while teaching or separately. Most of the timethe students will not be awarethatthey are being tested. �

II.There will be minimum 8 cycles of CCE.

III.One cycle of CCE means that all the students of the class are tested in all thecompetencies.

IV.They should obtain at least "C' grade. If a child gets "D' grade insome competencies, the

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teacher should repeat the cycle.

V. It is therefore recommended that tentatively 10cycles' of CCE should be planned in advance,so as to ensure that at least 8cycles are completed by all the students securing at least Grade Cin all thecompetencies by March.

B. THE FOLLOWING SCHEME IS FOLLOWEDFOR CLASSES III, IV AND V:

The CCE in classes III, IV and V shall spread over twoterms during one academic session.

(I) First Term includes Formative Assessment 1 (Pen-PaperTest), Formative Assessment 2 andSummative .Assessment 1 (Pen�PaperTest). The duration of the First Term is from 1st April to30tn September in an academicsession.

(II) Second Term inciudesFormative Assessment 3 (Pen-Paper Test), Formative Assessment 4and Summative Assessment2 (Pen�Paper Test). The duration of the Second Termis from 151

October to 31st

March in an academic session.

The weightage of Formative Assessment (FA) andSummative Assessment (SA) shall be asfollows: (For classes III to X)

Term

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Type of Assessment

Percentage Weightage in academic session

Term wise Weightage

Total

FIRST TERM (April-Sept)

Formative Assessment 1

10

Formative Assessment 1+2=20

Formative Assessment 1+2+3+4=40

Formative Assessment 2

10

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Summative Assessment 1

30

Summative Assessment 1=30

Summative Assessment 1+2=60

SECOND TERM (Oct-March)

Formative Assessment 3

10

Formative Assessment 3+4=20

Formative Assessment 4

10

Total =100

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Summative Assessment 2

30

Summative Assessment 2=30

Note: FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: Pen Paper Test subject wise will be part of theFormativeAssessment 1 in the first terms andFor�mative Assessment 3 in the second term. FormativeAssessment 1 and 3 in theform of Pen Paper Test will be held by thelast week of July and thesecond week of January in each academic session. Themarks secured by children out of 40 inthe FA 1 and FA 3 will be finallyreduced to 10 respectively. Theduration of FormativeAssessment 2 will be from the first week of April to thelast "week of August and FormativeAssessment 4 from the first week ofOctober to the last week of the last week of February.

SUMMATIVEASSESSMENT: Summative Assessment 1 willbe held in the 2nd week ofSeptemberand Summative Assessment 2 in the 2nd

week of March in eachacademic session. The marks secured by children out of 60 inSA 1 andSA 2 will be finally reduced to 30 respectively.

Experience is the teacher of all things. JuliusCaesar

The suggested scheme of FormativeAssessment 2 and 4 subject wise from classes III to V maybe followed as givenbelow:

LANGUAGES (Hindi and English)

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April-May

Written Assignments -Short/Long question answers (Classwork & Homework),Listeningcomprehension, Conversations/Dialogues or Pre�pared Speeches on giventopics, OralQuizzes etc.

July-August

Written Assignments - Short/Longquestion answers (Classwork & Homework),ReadingComprehension, Story Development, Story Telling, Creative Writing,Group Projects etc.

November-December

Written Assignments -Short/Long question answers (Classwork & Homework),ListeningComprehension, Presentations involving conversa�tion with peers andthe teacher, OralQuizzes etc.

January-February

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Written Assignments(Classwork&Homework) , Creative Writing, Role Play and Dramatization,Group Projectsetc.

NOTE: Three activities i.e. Written assignments, Listening com�prehensionandConversations/Dialogues or prepared speeches will be common under the scheme ofFA2and FA 4. In addition, a teacher is free tocarry out minimun1 one meaningful activity out of the suggested list of areas. Finally, themarks secured by children out of four or more activities under FA 2 andFA 4 need to be reduced to 10respectively. MATHEMATICS

April-May

Written Assignments (Classwork & Homework), DataHandling and Analysis, Oral Quizzes, etc.

July-August

Written Assignments (Classwork & Homework), GroupProjects (Prob�lem Solving), Puzzles,

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Maths Lab. activities etc.

November-December

Written Assignments (Classwork & Homework), Problern solving, Es�timation, Mapping YourWay, FieldActivities and Reporting etc.

January-February

Written Assignrnents (Classwork & Homework), GroupProjects (Prob�lem Solving), Estimation,Oral Quizzes, Maths lab. Activities etc.

NOTE: Three activities i.e. Written assignments, Group Projects and Maths Lab. Activitieswillbe common under the scheme of FA 2 and FA 4. In addition, a teacheris free to carry outminimum one mean�ingful activity out of thesuggested list of areas. Finally, the marks

(The whole purpose of education is toturn mirror into windows.

-Sydney J Harris

V.

Secured by children out of four ormore activities under FA 2 and FA4 need to be reduced to 10 respectively.

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EVS

April-May

Written Assignments - Short/Long question answers(Classwork & Homework), Readingwith apurpose (making notes), Role Play and Dra�matization, Oral Quizzes etc.

July-August

Written Assignments- Short/Long question answers(Classwork & Homework),Presentations oncurrent topics, Group Projects (Investiga�tory/Experimental),Survey, MCQs etc.

November-December

Written Assignments - Short/Long question answers(Classwork & Homework), Charts,Models,Map Reading, Group Discussion, Class re�sponse etc.

January-February

Written Assignments - Short/Long question answers(Classwork & Homework), Source- basedanalysis, Mea, Field Trips and Reports, Group Projects(Investigatory Experimental) etc.

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NOTE: Three activities i.e. written assignments,Group Projects and MCQ will be common underthe scheme of FA 2 and FA 4. Inaddition, a teacher is free to carry out minimum onemeaningful activityout of the suggested list of areas. Finally, the marks secured bychildren out of four or more activitiesunder FA 2 and FA 4 need to be reduced to 10 respectively.

GRADING SYSTEM (A FIVE POINT SCALE)

MARKS RANGE

GRADE

GRADE POINT

90-100

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A+ Outstanding

5

75-89

A Excellent

4

56-74

B Very Good

3

35-55

C Good

2

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00-34

D Scope for Improvement

1

UPPER PRIMARY CLASSES (VI TO VIII)AND SECONDARY CLASSES (IX AND X)

FORMATIVEASSESSMENT: Within the classand school time only each subject must have onlyone Pen-Paper Test underformative assess�ment. The other modes of assessment must be apart ofclassroom inter�active activities. Pen Paper Test subject wise will be part oftheFormative Assessment 1 in the first term and Formative Assessment 3 in thesecond term.Formative Assessment 1 and 3 in the form of Pen Paper Test islikely to be held in the last weekof July and the second weekof January in each academic session. The marks secured bychildren or 40 in the FA 1 and FA 3 will be finally reduced to10 respectively.

SUMMATIVEASSESSMENT: SummativeAssessment 1 is likely to be held in the 2nd week ofSeptember andSummative Assessment 2 in the 2nd

week of March in each academicsession. The marks secured by chil�dren au of 60 in SA 1 and

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SA 2 will befinally reduced to 30 respectively.

The scheme of Formative Assessment 2 and 4subject wise from classes VI to X may befollowed as given below:

LANGUAGES (Hindi, English and Sanskrit) April- May

Listening comprehension, Conversations ordialogue or Prepared speech on given topics relatedto lessons written assignments (Short/Long question answers, Creative writingetc.), OralQuizzes, Pair Work /Group Work etc.

July-August

Reading Comprehension, written assignments(Short/Long question answers, Reports,Newspaper, Articles, Diary entries,Poetry etc.), Research Projects in groups i.e. informationgathering, deductivereasoning, analy�sis, synthesis andinference) and Presentation, GroupDiscussion etc.

November-December

Listening Comprehension, Presentations usinga variety of forms in�cluding the use ofInformation, Technology (IT) involvingconversation with peers and the teacher, Oral Quizzes,Written assignments(Short/Long Question answers, Creative writing etc.), Group Discussionetc.

January-February

Reading Comprehension, Written assignments(Short/Long question answer. Reports,

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Newspaper articles, Diary entries, Poetry etc.), Investi�gative Projects in groups i.e.informationgathering, deductive reasoning, analysis, synthesis and inference) andPresentation,Peer assessment etc.

NOTE: Three activities i.e. written assignments, Listening comprehensionandConversations/Dialogues or prepared speeches will be common under thescheme of-FA 2and FA 4. Inaddition, a teacher is free to carry out minimum one meaningful activityout of the sug�gested fist of areas. Finally, the marks secured by children out offouror more activities under FA 2andFA 4need to be reduced to 10re�spectively.

MATHEMATICS

April -May

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), Maths Lab.Activities, Written Assignments (Classwork andHome Work), Peer Assessment.

July-August

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Data handling and Analysis, InvestigativeProjects in groups and Pre�sentation, WrittenAssignment (Classwork and Homework), Maths Lab Activities, ProblemSolving etc.

November-December

Models including Origami, Research Projectsand Presentation, writ�ten Assignments(Classwork and Homework), Maths lab,Activities, etc.

January-February

Field activities and Reporting, WrittenAssignment (Classwork and Homework), Presentationusing a variety of formsincluding the use of Information Technology (IT), MCQ etc.

NOTE: Three activities i.e. Written assignments, Group Projects and MathsLab.Activities will be common under the scheme of FA 2 and FA 4. In addition, ateacheris free to carry out nlinimufl1 one meaningful activity out of thesuggested list of areas. Finally, the marks secured by children out of fouror more activities under FA 2 and FA 4 need to be reduced to 10 respectively.

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SCIENCE

April-May

Written Assignments (Classwork & Homework), MCQ, Planning or designingexperiments tocollect data or to investigate properties, law, phenomenon etc.

July-August

Written Assignments (Classwork &Homework), Science Quiz, Semi�nar, Peer Assessment,Class Response etc., FieldTour and Reporting, Model making etc.

November-December

Written Assignments (Classwork & Homework), Presentation includ�ing theuse of InformationTechnology (IT), Experimental work involving one or more ofsetting experiments, makingobservations, handling data, making deductions,working safely etc., Science Quiz, PeerAssessment etc.

January-February

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Written Assignments (Classwork & Homework), Research work which could beinvestigative orinformation gathering and deducing, Symposium, Class Response,MCQ etc.

NOTE: Three activities i.e. Written assignments, Group Projects (Based onexperiment,investigation, research etc.) and MCQ will be common under the scheme ofFA 2and FA 4. In addition, a teacher is free to carryout minimum one meaningful activity out of the suggested list of areas.Finally, the marks secured by children out of four or more activitiesunder FA 2 and FA 4 need to be reduced to 10 respectively.

SOCIAL SCIENCE

April-May

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Written Assignments (Classwork & Homework)-Short and Long an�swers,Comparison andContrast, Open book Tests, Group Discussion, SecondarySources etc.

July-August

Written Assignments (Classwork &Homework),-Short and long an�swers, Projects in groups(Investigative,informative, deductive and ana�lytical), Source-based Analysis, SurveyandReporting, Presentations in�cluding the use of Information Technology (IT) etc.

November-December

Written Assignments (Classwork &Homework)-Short and long an�swers, Models and Charts,Secondary Sources etc.,Research, Field Trip and Reporting, Commentaries (collection of seriesofcontinuous com�ments on an event) etc.

January-February

Written Assignments (Classwork & Homework)-Short and long an�swers,Projects(Investigative, informative, deductive and analytical), Group , Discussion, Open Book Tests,Presentations includingthe use of Informa�tion Technology etc.

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NOTE: Three activities i.e. Written assignments, Group Projects (Investigative,informative,deductive and analytical etc.) and Presentations will b common underthe schemeof FA 2 andFA 4. Inaddition, a teacher is free to carry out minimum one meaningful activityout of thesuggested list of areas. Finally, the marks secured bychildren out of fouror moreactivities underFA 2 and FA 4need to be reduced to 10 respectively .

GRADING SCALE

Assessment of Scholastic attainments Part 1will be reported twice in year in one academicsession.

The nine- point grading scale for measuringScholastic achievements is given below :

Grade

Marks

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Range

Grade point

A1

91 -100

10.0

A2

81 - 90

9.0

B1

71 - 80

8.0

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B2

61 - 70

7.0

C1

51 - 60

6.0

C2

41 - 50

5.0

D

33 - 40

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4.0

E1

21- 32

3.0

E2

00 -20

2.0

minimum qualifying grade in all the subjects under Scholastic Do�rnain is D.

Note: All assessment with regard to the academicstatus of the students shall be done in marks

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and the assessment will be givenin grades. -Scholastic attainments will be done on a 5- pointScale (Classes VIto X) and a 3-Point Scale Classes IX & X)as shown in the table below. It willhe done once inan academic session.

Class VI to VIII Co-scholastic Area andActivities

Grade

Grade Points

A

4.1-5.0

B

3.1-4.0

C

2.1-3.0

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D

1.1-2.0

E

0-1.0

Classes X Scholastic Area Part-1(B) Co-scholastic Area Part-2(A)

Grade

Indicators

Grade Point

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A+

Most Indicators

5

A

Many Indicators

4

B+

Some Indicators

3

B

A few Indicators

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2

C

Few Indicators

1

Classes X Part 2(B) Co-scholastic AreaPart-2(B) Activities

Part 3(A)

Grade

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Indicators

Grade Point

A+

Most Indicators

3

A

Many Indicators

2

B

Some Indicators

1

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Minimum qualifying grade in Co-Scholastic Domain is D.

PROMOTION RULES FORCLASSES I TO VIII

As per the direction of RTE, no child will be detained till Class VII.

CLASS IX AND X

(A)Every student is required to get a qualifying grade 0 or above in allthe subjects excluding 6th

additional subject as per scheme of studyfor the purpose of promotion to next class.

(B) Astudent getting E1 or E2 grade in scholastic areas in one or more subjects willhave toimprove his/her performance to obtain qualifying Grade 0 in thesesubjects.

(C) Ifa student of class IX fails to obtain qualifying grade 0 in one or moresubjects, even afteradding grade points from co-scholastic areas and afteravailing one improvement chance,he/she will be required to repeat the sameclass during next academic year.

(D) It is mandatory to appear in both Summative Assessments during theacademic year.

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Assigning weightage toCo-scholastic areas for promotion purpose

The process of calculation of overall performance ofthe student based on the achievement inthe Scholastic area as well asCo--scholastic areas and Co scholastic activities is as under:

� Under scholastic area grades will beupgraded to the next higher grade in one or two subjectsas per the total gradepoints achieved under Co-scholastic areas and Co-scholastic activities.

�34 to 42 Grades in two subjects of scholastic area are upgraded

�19 to 33 Grade in one subject of scholastic areais upgraded.

Below 19 No up gradation of grades in thesubjects of scholastic area.

�Up gradation is done from lower grade to higher grade.

�The upgraded scale will be shown with a star mark.

Improvement Chance forClass IX

After summative assessment II in class IX, astudent will get only one more chance forimprovement within a time of onemonth from the time of declaration of final result to obtain a

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qualifying gradeD. This is also appli�cable to those students who are not able to appearinsummative assess�ment due to sickness.

Improvement Chance forClass X

After summative assessment II in class X, a student will have option for improvement of theirperformance throughsubsequent five attempts.

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