oday's Paper FEATURES EDUCATION PLUS February 13, 2012 No change in su!ec" o# s"udy a#"er passing C$ass %IU.S. Green Card in 1 year - Requires a $500K investment in U.S. Cme read a!! t"e detai!s. ###.mi$"e!beaubien.$m%ds by G&!eS"are' (rint ' )* )"e bi& day+)"e resu!ts ,r t"e C-S.-$ndu$ted and s$"!-$ndu$ted Summative %ssessment ./aminatin #i!! be de$!ared at t"e same time, t"e dates , #"i$" #i!! be $mmuni$ated t students in due $urse , time.0 1"t+ S. Subramanium The Central Board of Secondary Education answers questions relating to its examinations from )"e 2indu3s readers. Readers are welcome to send in more questions, primarily those relating to the Class X and X examinations, to cbsehelp@thehindu.co.in , which will !e forwarded to the CBSE. "nswers to a select num!er of them will !e pu!lished in these columns in su!sequent instalments. The purpose of this series is also to help students o#ercome examination$related stress. 4 #u!d !i5e t 5n# #"et"er t"e C-S. &rants any &ra$e mar5s t students #" (arti$i(ate in6atina! S$"! Games 7SGF48 r Kendriya 9idya!aya 6atin 1 %t"!eti$ :eets. 4, yes, t"e quantum , mar5s &ranted may be in,rmed.%s (er t"e s$"eme ,r u(&radin& t"e &rades ,r C!ass 4; students #" e/$e! in $-s$"!asti$ areas 7in$!udin& s(rts8, t"e bene,it s"a!! be &iven t t"e students #" #in t"e ,irst and se$nd (sitins r (riCntinuus and Cm(re"ensive .va!uatin? Card may be $nsidered ,r &ivin& t"is bene,it.)"se students #" qua!i,y under t"is (rvisin #i!! bene,it by &ettin& t"eir &rade u(-s$a!ed t t"e ne/t "i&"er &rade in t# sub@e$ts (rvided t"is bene,it "as nt been &iven t t"e student under t"e a,resaid &rade (int s$"eme.4 "ave a query re&ardin& .n&!is" e/aminatin, #it" res(e$t t t"e ans#er 5ey (rvided ,r $"e$5in&. )ea$"ers "ave t"eir #n (ers(e$tives #"i!e $"e$5in&. A"y $an3t t"e C-S. (res$ribe a s(e$i,i$ ,rmat ,r every sub@e$tB Fr e/am(!e, under t"e !an&ua&e se$tin, s"u!d nti$es r !etters be ans#ered in a uni,rm ,rmat by a!! a((earin& ,r t"e e/amB)"e :ar5in& S$"eme (rvided by C-S. ,r t"e -ard3s Cuestin 1a(er is $m(re"ensive, b@e$tive and detai!ed, $verin& a!! as(e$ts , questins in$!udin& ,rmats.Ai!! t"e resu!ts ,r C-S. C!ass ; and 3- S$"!--ased ./ams S%2 2012 be annun$ed at t"e same time r se(arate!yB A"y C-S. s$"!s "ave di,,erent $riteria #it" res(e$t t C!ass ;4 admissin. Sme s$"!s say i, t"e students #ant t $ntinue in t"e same s$"! t"ey "avet ta5e n!y t"e s$"! e/ams. Sme t"er s$"!s are #i!!in& t admit students #" "ave ta5en t"e -ard e/am a!s. %!s, sme C-S. s$"!s $!!e$t ,ees in advan$e ,rm students in C!ass ; ,r admissin t C!ass ;4 in t"e same s$"! ,earin& !ss , students 7revenue8 t t"er s$"!s. 1!ease $!ari,y.)"e resu!ts ,r t"e C-S.-$ndu$ted and s$"!-$ndu$ted Summative %ssessment e/aminatin #i!! be de$!ared at t"e same time, t"e dates , #"i$" #i!! be $mmuni$ated t yu in due $urse , time. %s ,ar as t"e C-S. is $n$erned, t"ere is n dis$riminatin bet#een students #" (t ,r -ard-$ndu$ted e/aminatin r s$"!-$ndu$ted e/aminatin ,r admissin t C!ass ;4.I a& in C$ass %I' I (an" "o change &y su!ec" #ro& "he ne)" acade&ic session' Is i" possi$e*As per "he Sche&e o# E)a&ina"ion+ "he change o# su!ec"s in C$ass %I &ay e a$$o(ed y "he ,ead o# "he schoo$ u" no" $a"er "han Oc"oer -. o# "ha" acade&ic session' No candida"e sha$$ e per&i""ed "o change his/her su!ec" o# s"udy a#"er passing C$ass %I':y sn is in C!ass ;. 2e "as (ted ,r s$"!-based e/aminatin ,r S%-44. -ut n#, "e #ants t $"se State -ard sy!!abus ,r "is "i&"er se$ndary $urse. Can "e $"an&e t"e stream even t"u&" "e "as (ted ,r s$"!-based e/amBDes.A"at is t"e (r$edure t be ,!!#ed ,r CC. in C!ass ; and ;44 e/amsB%s ,ar as t"e Cntinuus and Cm(re"ensive .va!uatin 7CC.8 , sub@e$ts under S$"!asti$ area % 7su$" as t"e main sub@e$ts and additina! sub@e$ts ,,ered by t"e -ard8 ,r C!ass ; is $n$erned, t"e units s(e$i,ied ,r ea$" , )erms 1 and 2 s"a!! be assessed t"ru&" bt" ,rmative and summative assessments. 4n ea$" term, t"ere #i!! be t# ,rmative assessments $m(risin& (r@e$ts, (ra$ti$a!, assi&nments, Unit tests, Cuiegional Efficer concernedimmediately. f in the o"inion of the -ead of the nstitution. the candidatedeser$es s"ecial consideration. he may submit his recommendation to the>egional Efficer concerned not later than three weeks before thecommencement of the e%amination for condonation of shortage inattendances by the Chairman. CBSE. who may issue orders as he maydeem"ro"er. *he -ead of the School in his letter re#uesting forcondonation of shortage in attendance. should gi$e the ma%imum "ossibleattendance by a student counted from the day of commencing teaching ofClasses 8(8 &beginning of the session' u"to the st of the month"receding the month in which the e%amination of the Board commences.attendance by the candidate in #uestion during the aforesaid "eriod andthe"ercentageof attendancebysuchacandidateduringtheaforesaid"eriod.ii. Shortageu"to1:Bonlymaybecondoned bythe Chairman. Casesofcandidates with attendance below 6@B in class 8 or Class 8. as the casemay be. shall not be considered.iii. *he 3rinci"al shallrefer a caseof shortage within the abo$e "rescribedlimit of condonation to the Board. either with the recommendations or with$alid reasons for not recommending the case.i$. *hefollowingmaybeconsidered$alidreasonsfor recommendingthecases of the candidates with attendance less than the "rescribed"ercentage.a "rolonged illnessb lossof father(motherorsomeothersuchincident leadingtohisabsence from the school and meriting s"ecial consideration. andc any other reason of similar serious nature.d Authorised"artici"ationins"onsoredtournamentsands"ortsmeets of not less than inter;school le$el and at 1CC(1SS cam"sincluding the days of =ourneys for such "artici"ation shall becounted as full attendance.10 Detaining of eligi2le Candidates-eads of affiliated schools shallnot detain eligible candidates from a""earing atthe e%amination of the Board e%ce"t for $ery gra$e reasons and with the "re$ious"ermission of the Chairman.14 -ri3ate CandidatesDefinition2or the "ur"oses of the byelaws contained in this cha"ter and in cha"ter :. unlessthere is something re"ugnant in the sub=ect or conte%t. a 3ri$ate Candidatemeans a "erson who is not a >egular Candidate but. under the "ro$isions of thesebyelaws. is allowed to undertake and(or a""ear in the All ndia(9elhi Senior SchoolCertificateE%aminationor All ndia(9elhi SecondarySchool E%aminationof theBoard.15 3ersons eligible to a""ear as3ri$ate Candidateat 9elhi Senior SchoolCertificate &Class 8' E%aminationi. A candidate who had failed at the 9elhi Senior School CertificateE%aminationof theboardwill beeligibletorea""ear at asubse#uente%aminationasa"ri$atecandidateinthesyllabusandte%t booksas"rescribed for the e%amination of the year in which he(she will rea""ear.ii. *he following categories of candidates shall also be eligible to a""ear as"ri$ate candidates at the 9elhi Senior School Certificate E%amination of theBoard on the conditions laid down in these byelaws.&a' teachers ser$ing in educational institutions affiliated to the Board. whoha$e already "assed Secondary or an e#ui$alent e%amination at least twoyearsbeforetakingtheSenior School CertificateE%amination. *eachercandidates shall submit his a""lication form alongwith a certificate by the-eadof School inwhichtheyareser$ingduly countersignedby the9irector of Education of the State()nion *erritory concerned to the>egional Efficer of the Board of the region in which the teacher is ser$ing.&b' women candidates who are bonafide residents of the 1ational Ca"ital*erritory of 9elhiand ha$e "assed the 9elhiSecondary or an e#ui$alente%aminationat least twoyearsbeforea""earingat theSenior SchoolCertificate E%amination sub=ectto conditions mentioned in byelaw 16 &iii'.and&c' "hysically handica""ed students ha$ing "assed the Secondary SchoolE%aminationor its e#ui$alent atleast twoyears before a""earing attheSenior SchoolCertificate E%amination on "roducing reasonable e$idenceof ha$ing deficiency to attend normal institutions for the "ur"ose of studies.iii. Comen(handica""ed"ri$atecandidatesshall bere#uiredtosatisfythefollowing additional conditions.&a' that they ha$e "ri$ately "ursued the "rescribed course of studies under"ro"er guidance. and&b' that they are unable to =oin a Senior Secondary School affiliated to theBoard or there are such other reasons com"elling them to a""ear at thee%amination as a "ri$ate candidate.1: -ersonseligi2letoappearas-ri3ateCandidateat All IndiaSeniorSchoolCertificate Examination 4.II5i. Acandidatewhohadfailedat theAll ndiaSenior School CertificateE%aminationof theBoardwill beeligibletorea""ear at asubse#uente%aminationasa"ri$atecandidateinthesyllabusandte%t booksas"rescribed for the e%amination of the year in which he will rea""ear.ii. *eachers ser$ing in education institutions affiliated to the Board who ha$ealready "assed Secondary or an e#ui$alent e%amination at least two yearsbefore taking the Senior School Certificate E%amination. *eachercandidates shall submit his a""lication form alongwith a certificate by thehead of school in which they are ser$ing duly countersigned by the 9irectorof Education of the State()nion *erritory concerned to the >egional Efficerof the Board of the region in which the teacher is ser$ing.16 -roced,re for S,2mission of Applications of -ri3ate Candidates at AllIndia(Delhi Senior School Certificate Examination 4.II5i. A "ri$ate candidate must submit to the >egional Efficer of the Board withinthe "rescribed limit an a""lication in the form "rescribed together with the"rescribed fee for the e%amination &$ide Anne%ure ' and three co"ies of"ass"ort size "hotogra"hs duly signed by the candidate and countersignedincaseof teacher bytheauthoritiesmentionedinbyelaw16&ii'&a' orbyelaw 1F&ii' and in case of others a member of the +o$erning Body of theBoard or -ead of a School affiliated to the Board.ii. f thea""licationof a"ri$atecandidateisrecei$edafterthe"rescribeddate. he shall "ay late fee as "rescribed.iii. Chen a "ri$ate candidates a""lication for admission to the e%aminationis re=ected. the e%amination fee "aid by him less >s.1@(; or the amount asdecided by the Chairman from time to time will be refunded to him "ro$idedthat in the case of candidates whose a""lications ha$e been re=ected onaccount of the candidateG "roducing a false certificate or making a falsestatement in the a""lication. the full amount of fee shall be forfeited.i$. 3ri$atecandidatesshall not beallowedtoofferfortheir e%amination. asub=ect &e$en if the sub=ect is recognised for the e%amination' which is notbeing taught in an affiliated School.$. 3ri$atecandidatesshall not beallowedtooffer suchsub=ectsfor thee%amination which in$ol$e "ractical work e%ce"t in the case of candidateswho had failed earlier and who had "ut in a regular course of study at aninstitution affiliated to the Board in the "re$ious academic year. -owe$ernotwithstanding this condition. female candidates may offer -ome Sciencewith "ractical.$i. *hose regular candidates who ha$e failed to obtain "romotion to class 8of the school affiliated to the Board or any other recognised Board shall notbe admitted to the Senior School Certificate E%amination of the Board as"ri$ate candidates.$ii. E$eryyear.inthebeginningof thesession. theheadsof Schoolsshallsend to the >egional Efficer concerned. a list of female and handica""edstudents who ha$e been detained in class 8 containing students name.date of birth. the name of his father or guardian and the "lace of residence.16 -ersons eligi2le to appear as -ri3ate Candidate for Delhi Secondary SchoolExamination.i. *he following categories of candidates shall be eligible to a""ear as "ri$atecandidates at the 9elhi Secondary School E%amination of the board in theSyllabus and Courses as "rescribed for the e%amination concerned on theconditions as laid down in these byelawsa Candidates who had failed at the 9elhi Secondary SchoolE%amination of the Board.b *eachers ser$ing in educational institutions affiliated to the Boardc &' Comen candidates who are bonafide residents of the 1ationalCa"ital *erritory of 9elhi and satisfy the following additionalconditions.&a' that they ha$e "ri$ately "ursued the "rescribed course of studyunder "ro"er guidance. and&b' that they are unable to =oin a Secondary School affiliated to theBoard or there are such other reasons com"elling them to a""earat the e%amination as a "ri$ate candidate.ii. A women student who has left an institution at a stage earlier than or inclass 8. shall not be "ermitted to a""ear at the e%amination as a "ri$atecandidate in a year earlier than in which she would ha$e a""eared. hadshe continued her studies in arecognised institution u"to SecondaryE%amination.iii. 3hysicallyhandica""edstudentson"roducingreasonablee$idenceofha$ing difficulty to attend normalinstitutions in the sub=ects not in$ol$ing"ractical training(e%amination.1F -ersonseligi2letoappearasa-ri3ateCandidateforAll IndiaSecondarySchool Examinationi. A candidate who had failed at the All ndia Secondary School E%aminationof the Board. will be eligible to rea""ear at the subse#uent e%amination asa "ri$ate candidate in the Syllabus and te%t books as "rescribed for thee%amination of the year in which he will rea""ear.ii. *eachers ser$ing in institutions affiliated to the Board.1? -roced,re for S,2mission of Applications of -ri3ate Candidates at AllIndia(Delhi Secondary School Examinationi. *he a""lication forms for teachers shall be countersigned by the 9irector ofEducation of the State().*. concerned and those of others by a member ofthe +o$erning Body of the Board or by the -ead of an institution affiliatedto the Board.ii. A "ri$ate candidate must submit within the "rescribed date to the >egionalEfficer concerned. an a""lication in the form "rescribed together with the"rescribed fee &7ide Anne%ure ' for the e%amination and three co"ies ofthe "ass"ort size "hotogra"h duly signed by the candidate andcountersigned by one of the authorities mentioned at &i' abo$e.iii. f thea""licationof a"ri$atecandidateisrecei$edafterthe"rescribeddate. he shall "ay late fee as "rescribed.i$. Chen a "ri$atecandidates a""lication for admission to the e%aminationis re=ected. the e%amination fee "aid by him less >s.1@(; or the amount asdecided by the Chairman from time to time will be refunded to him "ro$idedthat in the case of candidates whose a""lications ha$e been re=ected onaccount of the candidates"roducing a false certificate or making falsestatement in the a""lication . the full amount of fees shall be forfeited.$. *hose regular candidates who ha$e failed to obtain "romotion to class 8of the school affiliated to the Board or any other recognised Board shall notbe admitted to the 9elhiSecondary SchoolE%amination of the Board as"ri$ate candidates.$i. E$ery year in the beginning of the session. the heads of Schools shall sendto the >egional Efficer. 9elhi. a list of female and handica""ed studentswho ha$e been detained in class 8 containing students name. date ofbirth. name of his(her father or guardian and the "lace of residence.$ii. Comen 3ri$ate candidate under byelaw 0@ shallnot be allowed to offerScience with "ractical work. unless she has "ut in a regular course of studyin aninstitution affiliatedtotheBoardand"roduces acertificate tothateffect to the satisfaction of the Board. -owe$er. notwithstanding thiscondition they can offer -ome;Science with 3ractical without such acertificate.$iii. 3ri$atecandidatesshall not beallowedtooffer for their e%aminationasub=ect &e$en if the sub=ect is recognised for the e%amination' which is notbeing taught in an affiliated institution.0@ Exemption from Examination in the #hird &ang,agei. E%em"tion from e%amination in the third language may be granted to thefollowing categories of studentsa foreign nationals studying in schools affiliated to the Boardb wards of ndian nationals admitted to class 8 aftera minimum oftwo years of stay abroadc students admitted to class 8 from school affiliated to State Boards.where only two language formula is in $ogue.d blind students and those suffering from s"eech or hearing defects.01 Exemption to Spastic' Blind and -hysically %andicapped Childreni. Blindand3hysically-andica""edStudent a""earingfortheSecondarySchool E%amination or Senior School Certificate E%amination is "ermittedto use an amanuensis. and shall be allowed an additional half an hour &4@minutes' time for each "a"er.ii. *heBoardwill consider the3hysio;thera"ice%ercisesase#ui$alent to3hysical and -ealth Education course of the Board.iii. S"asticCandidatesandCandidateswith$isual andhearingim"airmentha$e the o"tion of studying one com"ulsory language as against two.*hislanguageshouldbeinconsonancewiththeo$erall s"irit of the*hree,anguage2ormula"rescribedbytheBoard. Besidesonelanguageanyfour of the following sub=ects be offered :Aathematics. Science . Social Science. another language. Ausic.3aintingand -ome Science.00 $se of Aman,ensis and Appointment of Aman,ensis i. Amanuensis may be allowed in the following casesa to a blind or "hysically handica""ed or s"astic candidateb onsudden illness rendering the candidate unable to write ascertifiedbyaAedical Efficer of theranknot lower thanAsstt.Surgeon.c in the case of an accident rendering the candidate unable to writethe e%amination as certified by a AedicalEfficer ofthe rank notlower than Asstt. Surgeon.ii. *he amanuensis must be a student of a class lower than the one for whichthe candidate is taking the e%amination.iii. *he Su"erintendent of the e%amination centre concerned shallchoose asuitable amanuensis and forward immediately to the >egional Efficerconcerned of the Board. a re"ort gi$ing full "articulars of the candidate andof the amanuensis for his consideration and a""ro$al.i$. *heSu"erintendent shall arrangeasuitableroomfor thecandidateforwhoman amanuensis is allowed and a""oint one s"ecial AssistantSu"erintendent to su"er$ise his e%amination.$. Such a candidate shall "ay fee as may be "rescribed for use ofamanuensis. -owe$er. a blind or "hysically handica""ed or s"asticcandidate will be "ro$ided ser$ice of an amanuensis free of cost.$i. *he amanuensis shall be "aid by the Board a remuneration as "rescribedfrom time to time.04 R,les for Change in S,26ecti. Change of sub=ect&s' in class 8 may be allowed by the -ead of the Schoolbut not later than 41st of Ectober of that academic session.ii. 1ocandidateshall be"ermittedtochangehis sub=ect of study after"assing class 8 or 8 as the case may be. iii. *he candidate shallnot offer a sub=ect in class 8 and 8 which he has notstudied and "assed in class 8 and 8 res"ecti$ely. i$. 1otwithstandinganythingcontainedintherule06&ii' and&iii'. Chairmanshall ha$ethe"owerstoallowachange insub=ect&s' toa$oidunduehardshi"tothecandidate"ro$idedsuch are#uest forchangeismadebefore 4@th Se"tember.Submissionof AigrationCertificateby3ri$ate(*eacherCandidatesfor Allndia(9elhi Senior School Certificate E%amination.*hecandidateswhoha$e"assedtheSecondaryore#ui$alent e%aminationfromotherrecognised Boards()ni$ersities shallbe re#uired to submit Aigration Certificate from theconcerned Board()ni$ersity alongwith the e%amination form.-owe$er. in case a AigrationCertificate is not recei$ed fifteen days before the commencement of the e%amination. thecandidature of the candidate shall be cancelled and the admit card for a""earance at thee%amination shall not be issued to him by the Board. "tt(+==$bse.ni$.in=e/aminO1=e/amNbye!a#sNe/$er(ts."tm