Conduct of School Based Summative Assessment-II

An extract from the circular published by CBSE:
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This is in continuation of our Circular No.43/2010 dated 02.08.2010

regarding conduct of Classes IX and X Examination under Summative

Assessment-I held in September, 2010.

As you are aware, the Central Board of Secondary Education has

introduced Examination Reforms and Continuous & Comprehensive

Evaluation(CCE) in i t s schools since last academic year 2009-10 and the

detailed scheme has already been intimated to all Heads of schools vide

CBSE’s previous circulars.

2. The scheme is in operation in all CBSE affiliated schools in Class IX

since last year. As per the scheme, four Formative Assessments and two

Summative Assessments would be held in an academic year. The first

Summative Assessment (SA-I) for this term for Classes IX and X has been

conducted in the second half of September, 2010.

3. Under the School Based Summative Assessment-II, the students will

be tested internally based on the following criteria:

a) Syllabus and Examination Question Paper Design in different subjects

for Classes IX and X Summative Assessment will be the same as

circulated by the Board earlier. The same is also available on CBSE

website www.cbse.nic.in under CCE corner.

b) As was done earlier, the Summative Assessment-II will be in the form

of a pen-paper test conducted by the schools themselves.

c) In order to ensure standards, the Question Paper Bank in different

subjects would be sent by the Board so as to reach schools well in

time.

d) Evaluation of answer scripts will be done by the school teachers

themselves on the basis of the Marking Scheme provided by the Board.

The school may use the Sahodaya School Cluster for spot evaluation

so that teachers from other schools are also involved, if they so wish.

e) There will be random verification of the assessment procedures of

schools by the Board officials/nominees appointed by the Board.

4. It has been decided to provide Question Paper Banks for English

Communicative, English Language & Literature, Hindi-A, Hindi-B,

Mathematics, Science, Social Science and Communicative Sanskrit. In

respect of other subjects/languages, the schools will administer their own

question papers based on Sample Question Paper pattern available on the

Board’s website.

5. The Board will be sending separate CDs containing Question Paper

Banks for Classes IX & X and the school may:

i ) pick up one question paper for each subject,

OR

 

m i x and match the paper by using different questions/sections from

different sets of question papers and prepare a question paper

based on Board’s sample paper, design and blue print,

OR

 

prepare their own question papers as per sample paper, design and

blue print available on CBSE’s website (www.cbse.nic.in) .

However, in case the school prepares its own question papers, the

question papers and marking scheme so prepared should be emailed

to the Board

(email id: cbsecceqp@gmail.com)for verification wihin

 

a week of conduct of the respective papers.

ii) For Class IX, the Board plans to dispatch the CDs containing

question papers to all schools so as to reach by

20t h February,

 

2011.

i i i ) For Class X, the Board plans to dispatch the CDs containing

question papers to all schools so as to reach by

07t h March, 2011.

 

iv)

Every School, Sahodaya Clusters or City may design their own

 

date sheet for Classes IX and X examination accordingly.

6. The schools need to take out the print of the desired question paper

(refer para 5 above) and, thereafter, the required number of prints/copies

may be made at the school level. These question papers must be kept

carefully.

7.

The schools will conduct the SA-II for Class IX during the first

 

half of March, 2011; the SA-II for Class-X will be conducted during the

second half of March, 2011.

Moreover, it may be ensured that in case of Summative

Assessment-II for Class X, the dates for the subjects of English

(Communicate/Language & Literature) and Science are kept a f t e r

23rd march 2011.

8. Another CD containing the Marking Scheme of the main subjects

would be sent to every school separately in due course and wi l l reach

the schools well in time.

9. The answer books should be evaluated by teachers as per the

marking scheme provided by the Board.

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. KINDLY NOTE THAT ANSWER BOOKS OF SCHOOL BASED SA-II

FOR CLASSES IX AND X SHOULD NOT BE SENT TO THE BOARD UNDER

ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

However these must be preserved and kept in

the safe custody at the school for at least a period of three years (in case

of Class IX) and two years (in case of Class X) along with question papers

and Marking Scheme for any verification by the Board subsequently.

11. It may be noted again that the question papers for Classes IX and X

have been designed by the Board and are being sent to schools with the

purpose of maintaining standards. Depending upon the feedback and

suggestions from the stakeholders, the Board may reconsider this policy in

future, if need be.

IMPORTANT: KINDLY NOTE THAT SCHOOLS WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE THE MARKS

OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT – II TO THE CANDIDATES OF CLASS X UNDER ANY

CIRCUMSTANCES.

AS PER THE SCHEME LAID DOWN AND COMMUNICATED EARLIER, THE BOARD

WOULD BE DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE CANDIDATES OF CLASS X IN THE

MONTH OF MAY ALONG WITH THE RESULTS OF BOARD BASED SUMMATIVE

ASSESSMENT-II, AND WILL BE ISSUING THE UNIFORM CERTIFICATE TO EVERY

STUDENT.

This may be brought to the notice of all teachers, students and

parents of Classes IX and X.

For any further clarification please contact

Dr. Srijata Das,

Education Officer, CBSE, Rouse Avenue, New Delhi – 1 1 0 0 0 2

(Contact no.011-23237779 and email id (eoscience@live.com).