Objectives of the CBSE CURRICULUM RULE

The Curriculum aims to:

1. achieve cognitive, affective and psychomotor excellence
2. enhance self-awareness and explore innate potential
3. promote Life Skills goal setting, decision making and lifelong learning
4. inculcate values and foster cultural learning and international understanding in an interdependent society
5. acquire the ability to utilize technology and information for the betterment of humankind; 6. strengthen knowledge and attitude related to livelihood skills
7. develop the ability to appreciate art and showcase talents
8. promote physical fitness, health and well-being.

Curriculum Areas at Secondary Level

•The secondary school curriculum acknowledges the fact that subjects like language, mathematics, science and social studies help the cognitive development of the child and, therefore require a greater academic emphasis. Further, CBSE also envisions the all-round development of students in consonance with the holistic approach to education and therefore, emphasize integration of co-curricular domains with curricular activities in an equitable manner.
        In operational sense, the secondary curriculum is learner-centered with school being a place where students would be acquiring various skills; building self-concept, sense of enterprise, aesthetic sensibilities and sportsmanship. Therefore, for the purpose of fostering core competencies in learners, this curriculum encompasses seven major learning areas, from scholastic and co scholastic point of view.
•Scholastic Areas : (i) Two Languages (ii) Mathematics (iii) Science (iv) Social Science
•Co-scholastic Areas : (i) Health and Physical Education (ii) Art Education

STRUCTURE OF ASSESSMENT SCHEME?

The Assessment scheme will have an 80 marks component for Board examination (class X) and Annual examination (class IX) in all scholastic subjects along with a 20 marks component of Internal Assessment. Students have to secure 33 percent marks separately in each of these components.

Board Examination for (class X) and Annual examination (class IX) 80 marks

		•For Class X:
		The Board Examination of three hour duration for 80 marks in each subject will cover entire syllabus of Class-X. Marks and grades 
		on the basis of 9-point grading system Grades will be awarded in each scholastic subject. For awarding the grades, the Board will 
		put all the passed students in a rank order and will award the grades as follows:
			A-1			Top 1/8th of the passed candidates
			A-2			Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
			B-1			Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
			B-2			Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
			C-1			Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
			C-2			Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
			D-1		Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
			D-2		Next 1/8th of the passed candidates
			E			Failed candidates
			
		•For Class IX:
		The assessment scheme will be similar to class X Board examination. However, the grading in class IX will be as follows:
				MARKS RANGE		GRADE
				91-100					A1
				81-90					A2
				71-80					B1
				61-70					B2
				51-60					C1
				41-50					C2
				33-40					D
				32 and below			E (Failed)

Internal Assessment (20 Marks)

Internal Assessment(IA), emphasizing assessment of learning through multiple approaches, comprises Periodic Tests (PT) with weightage of 10 marks, Notebook Submission of 5 marks and Subject Enrichment Activities of 5 Marks. IA helps teachers to set their curricular targets for students and adjust pedagogy as per the need of students. It apprises both teachers and students about the extent of learning at a point when timely intervention or remedial action can be made. It also provides a mechanism for individual learner to actively understand the level of their attainment. By analyzing and discussing their queries, the students develop strategies to improve learning and enhance their study habits and, therefore, accordingly formulate strategies with the help of parents and teachers.

(i) Periodic Test (PT) for 10 Marks:
Periodic Test is a Pen and Paper assessment which is to be conducted by the respective subject teacher. The format of periodic test must have questions items with a balance mix, such as, very short answer (VSA), short answer (SA) and long answer (LA) to effectively assess the knowledge, understanding, application, skills, analysis, evaluation and synthesis. Depending on the nature of subject, the subject teacher will have the liberty of incorporating any other types of questions too. The modalities of the PT are as follows:
a) Mode: The periodic test is to be taken in the form of pen-paper test.
b) Schedule: In the entire Academic Year, three Periodic Tests in each subject may be conducted as follows :

		Test 			Pre Mid-term (PT-I) 			Mid-Term (PT-II) 		Post Mid-Term (PT-III) 
		Month 			July-August					November 				December-January