Class X results will include your entire year's performance

CHANDIGARH: The Central Board of Secondary Education has made changes in the pattern of its examination marking scheme to reduce stress on students.
The final marks scored by a student in Class X will be a combined score a?? including his performance in final exams as well as the entire year, assessed under Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) scheme.
Though CCE was introduced in 2009-10 for Class IX, it is for the first time that Class X students will be evaluated under the system.
The CCE scheme has divided the assessment of students' performance into a year-long format.
The assessment for Class X for the academic year will be divided into Formative Assessment (FA) and Summative Assessment (SA).
Only Summative Assessment will be based on exam marks. SA1 is for first term and SA2 for final examinations (board or internal). Final results for Class X will be based 60% on Summative Assessment (SA1 and SA2) and 40% on Formative Assessment.
Rakesh Sachdeva, principal of DAV-15 and CBSE counsellor, feels if a student has worked hard the entire year, it will be reflected in his overall marks. Explaining the system, she said, "There are two semesters in an academic year in which we have Formal and Summative Assessments. In each semester, there are two Formal Assessments and one Summative Assessment. The SA is based on written theory examinations. But FA is based completely on creativity of students. Teachers are free to give them any assignment in their respective subjects which explores the potential of students."
"We cannot make a comparison as to which system is the best. Whatever decision the CBSE takes, we have to go along with it. But, the current system discovers the more creative side of students as they do something different from their normal study pattern," she added.
R J Khanderao, regional officer at CBSE, said, "This system is good, but in case of students interested in changing schools, only Summative Assessment marks will be taken into consideration."
He added, "In this system, question papers and marking schemes for final examinations (board and internal) are provided by the CBSE. And, students appearing in either of the exams (board or internal) will receive the same certificate by CBSE."