The CBSE Class 10th students will be assessed out of maximum 100 marks for each subject. As per the policy of the Board, 20 marks are for Internal Assessment and 80 marks are for Year-end Board Examinations. Due to cancellation of the Board Examinations, the assessment of 80 marks will be done by the school, the following exams/tests are common and will be used for school- based assessment and the weightage in terms of maximum marks, Periodic Test / Unit Test – 10 Marks, Half Yearly / Mid-Term Examinations – 30 Marks,
Pre- Board Examinations – 40 Marks
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CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
(An Autonomous Organisation under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt, of India)
NO.-CBSE/CE/2021
01.05.2021
NOTIFICATION
POLICY FOR TABULATION OF MARKS FOR CLASS X BOARD EXAMS 2021 BASED ON THE INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED BY SCHOOLS
Back Ground
1. In view of the increasing number of Covid 19 cases in the country, CBSE vide notification dated 14.04.2021 cancelled the Board Exams for Class X to be held from 4th May to 7th June, 2021. The notification also mentioned that:-
(a) results of Class X Board will be prepared on the basis of an objective criterion to be developed by the Board, and
(b) any candidate who is not satisfied with the marks allocated will be given an opportunity to appear in an exam as and when the conditions are conducive to hold the exams.
Read More: FAQ-CBSE Class 10 Marks Tabulation Policy As on: 24-05-2021
Challenge Before Us
2. In the pandemic situation, delivering fair and unbiased results to students on time is a challenging task. But we are confident that CBSE school system will work hard to make things happen as smoothly as possible. We know that we can rely on every school leader and every teacher of CBSE affiliated schools to complete this process with the highest degree of professionalism, consistency, and care. With your professional and judicious approach, let us make sure that students and parents feel confident in the accuracy and fairness of their results.
Objective of the Policy
3. Developing an unbiased and transparent academic record based on realistic evaluation of academic performance of students is the important objective before all of us. While undertaking this task, four key principles of any evaluation namely reliability, fairness, flexibility and validity should be followed during the evaluation process. In order to make sure that the assessment is fair, valid and reliable, School Leaders and Teachers should ensure that the evaluation process as laid out below is clearly understood by all stakeholders.
Procedure for Assessment of Students
4. The students will be assessed out of maximum 100 marks for each subject. As per the policy of the Board, 20 marks are for Internal Assessment and 80 marks are for Year-end Board Examinations.
5. The Internal Assessment for 20 marks will be as per the existing policy laid out in circular number Acad-11/2019 dated March 6, 2019 available at http://cbseacademic.nic.in / web material /Circulars/ 2019 /11 Circular 2019. pdf. Based on the circular, Internal Assessments have already been done by the schools and a majority of schools have uploaded their data on the CBSE portal. It is requested that all schools should upload the marks of Internal Assessment latest by 11th June, 2021 as communicated earlier.
6. Due to cancellation of the Board Examinations, the assessment of 80 marks will be done by the school:
(a) based on the marks scored by the candidate in the different tests/ exams conducted by the school during the year, and
(b) the marks should be in consonance with the past performance of the school in Class X Board examinations.
Constitution of Result Committee
7. Each school shall form a Result Committee consisting of Principal and seven teachers for finalizing the results. Five teachers from the school should be from Mathematics, Social Science, Science and two languages, and two teachers from neighbouring schools should be co-opted by the school as the external members of the Committee. Rules for the constitution of the Committee and their roles & responsibilities are given at Annexure –
1. The external teachers will be paid a total fixed honorarium of Rs.2500/- per person by the Board. All the internal Committee members will be paid a fixed honorarium of Rs.1500/- by the Board. CBSE will make available an online module for entering claims of honorarium which will be remitted directly into the accounts of Committee members.
Recording of Evidence and Assessment
8. The evidence towards the performance of the student in the internal tests/exams conducted by the school should be documented student-wise and maintained in a secure manner. These documents may be called upon for subsequent verification as per the instructions of the Board.
9. As per the information collected from the schools through Regional Offices of CBSE, schools have conducted different types and number of tests/ exams. Broadly, the following exams/tests are common and will be used for school- based assessment and the weightage in terms of maximum marks for schools who have conducted the above tests/ exams is given below:
| Category of Tests / Exams | Maximum Marks |
| A) Periodic Test / Unit Test | 10 Marks |
| B) Half Yearly / Mid-Term Examinations | 30 Marks |
| C) Pre- Board Examinations | 40 Marks |
| Total | 80 Marks |