Examination & Evaluation Scheme

SCHOLASTIC AREA

The school follows evaluation strictly as per the guidelines issued by the CBSE for assessing the scholastic and co- scholastic areas of teaching learning process. To take care of student’s pace of learning, the assessment is done at reasonable intervals to bring continuous improvement in the performance of the students.

SCHOOL TERMS

The school’s academic calendar has been divided into two terms.

1st Term: April - September
2nd Term: October – March

1) CLASSES PRE PRIMARY

The students are evaluated internally on monthly basis to note their areas of achievement and to work on their weak areas for further improvement. No schedule of evaluation is given to the parents to avoid stress and to make learning an enjoyable experience for students.

2) CLASSES l-V

Assessment is done in the form of worksheets, conversation, interviews, projects, homework and classwork. There will be two worksheets in each subject in each term and one English and Hindi Spelling Worksheet in each term.

3) CLASSES VI-X

SCHOLASTIC AREA

Academic progress of students is evaluated through Internal Assessment and Terminal Examination .

i)Terminal Assessment
Classes VI -VIII

Subject	Terminal Assessment(Term 1 & Term 2)									Terminal Result ( Term 1 & Term 2)
	Internal Assessment (I A)						Terminal Examination
	Periodic Test				Note Book	Activity	Half Yearly / Final Exam
	Frequency	MM	Time	Weightage			MM	Time	Weightage	IA(20%) + Terminal Exam (80%)
English, Hindi, Math, Science, Social Science	Twice a Term	20	40 min	10%	5%	5%	80	3hr 15min	80% in a Term
Sanskrit / French	Twice a Term	20	40 min	10%	5%	5%	80	1 hr 30 min.	80% in a Term
G.K. & Work Education	----	----	----	----	----	----	50	1hr.	100% in a term

ii)Terminal Examination Classes IX -X

Subject	Internal Assessment (I A)							Final Exam / Board Exam (for class X )			Annual Result
	Periodic Test				Portfolio	Note Book	Act
	Freq	MM	Time	Weightage				MM	Time	Wtage
English, Hindi/ Sanskrit, Math, Science, Social Science	Twice a year	40	1hr 30min	5% *Take best 2	5%	5%	5%	80	3hr 15 min.	80%	IA(20%) + Final Exam (80%)
	Once a year	80	3hr 15min
G.K.	Once a year	50	1hr	100% in a year	……	……	……	……	……	……
IT/Work Education	Twice a year	40	1hr 30min	......	......	.....	.....	50 Th	2hr	100%	Final Exam (100%)
	Once a year	50 Th	2hr (Th)					50 Pract	-

a) The student must pass separately in internal assessment and theory exam with minimum 33% for promotion to next class.
b) Grades are allotted in Scholastic Area in the report card based on a eight point grading scale which is appended below.

VI –VIII		IX		X
Marks Range	Grade	Marks Range	Grade	Marks Range	Grade
91-100	A1	91-100	A1	90-100	A1
81-90	A2	81-90	A2	80-89	A2
71-80	B1	71-80	B1	70-79	B1
61-70	B2	61-70	B2	60-69	B2
51-60	C1	51-60	C1	50-59	C1
41-50	C2	41-50	C2	40-49	C2
33-40	D	33-40	D	33-39	D
32&Below	E(Needs improvement)	32&Below	E(Essential Repeat)	0-32	E

CO-SCHOLASTIC AREA

i) Students will also be evaluated in Co-Scholastic Area such as:
a) Work Education (Computer Operations).
b) Art Education (Arts / Dance / Music Vocal / Music Instrumental )
c) Health and Physical Education (Sports, Swimming, Yoga)
d) Discipline (Attendance, Sincerity, Behaviour, Values)
All these evaluations in Co-Scholastic Area will be reflected as grades which is appended below:

	VI – VIII	IX - X
Grades	CO-SCHOLASTIC	CO-SCHOLASTIC	ART EDUCATION
A	Outstanding	Outstanding	Exemplary
B	Very Good	Very Good	Proficient
C	Fair	Good	Developing
D	---	Fair	Emerging
E	---	Unsatisfactory	Beginner

4) CLASS XI

Academic progress of students is evaluated through Periodic Tests, Half Yearly Examination and Final Examination.

Examination & Annual Assessment
Subject	Half Yearly and Final Exam			Periodic Test			Annual Result
	Prac	Theory		Frequency	M.M.	Duration
	M.M.	M.M.	Duration
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, Information Practices, Psychology, Geography, Entrepreneurship	30	70	3Hr.15min.	Twice a year [one before Half Yearly and one before Final Exams]	40	1hr 30 min.	(20%) Periodic Test+ (20%) Half Yearly +(60%) Final Exam
Business Studies, English, Economics, Maths, Accountancy ,Political Science	20	80	3Hr.15min.
Painting, Music	70	30	2Hr
Marketing,Typography	40	60	3Hr.15min.
Physical Activity Trainer	50	50	2Hr.

i) The Student Must Pass Separately In Theory And Practical Exam For Promotion To Class XII.

ii) Grades are allotted in all subjects including General Studies, Work Experience and Physical Health Education in the report card based on a nine point scale which is appended below.

Class XI
Marks Range	Grade
90-100	A1
80-89	A2
70-79	B1
60-69	B2
50-59	C1
40-49	C2
33-39	D
0-32	E

5)CLASS XII

(i) The new session for class XII starts in the second week of March.
(ii) In order to prepare the board bound class for AISSC Examination will be conducted as follows:

Subject	Half Yearly and Pre Board			Periodic Test
	Practical	Theory		Frequency	M.M.	Duration
	M.M.	M.M.	Duration
Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, Information Practices, Psychology, Geography, Entrepreneurship	30	70	3Hr.15min.	Once a year [one before Half Yearly ]	40	1hr 30 min.
Business Studies, English, Economics, Maths, Accountancy ,Political Science	20	80	3Hr.15min.
Painting, Music	70	30	2Hr , 3Hr.15min.
Marketing,Typography	40	60	3Hr.15min.

(iii)It is mandatory for all students to appear in Pre Board Exam(January).
(iv)Grades are allotted in the report card based on a nine point scale which is appended below.

XII
Marks Range	Grade
90-100	A1
80-89	A2
70-79	B1
60-69	B2
50-59	C1
40-49	C2
33-39	D
0-32	E

PROMOTION POLICY (2012 onwards)

CLASSES VI - XI

1.The student must fulfill the minimum 75% attendance criteria to be able to sit for the Final Exam.
2. Minimum 33% marks are required for qualifying in all subjects.
3. It is essential to pass in theory and practical Examination separately in classes XI and XII in order to be declared pass in the concerned subject.
4. If a student is failing in one or two subjects, then the student must take an Improvement Exam in that subject to enable him / her to be promoted to the next class i.e student must get minimum 33% to qualify the subject.
5. If there is a holiday on the day of Periodic Test it will be taken on the next day. If holiday is on a term exam then it will be notified later on.

IMPORTANT
i) A student having less than 75% attendance shall NOT be permitted to take for the Final Examination and hence is likely to repeat the class due to shortage of attendance.
ii) Cheating in tests / examination in considered as a grave offence. A student who is found using unfair means while writing examinations will be awarded ZERO in that subject. Repetition of the same offence will result in his / her rustication from the school.
iii) Evaluation in minor subjects (vi-x) such as Art, Music, Dance, Physical Education etc. will be conducted during the regular class periods.
iv) Students are intimated in advance about these tests / examination. Evaluation of minor subjects is reflected as grades in the Report Cards.
v) A student absenting himself/herself from practical examination, Half yearly or Final examination will not be re-tested or re-examined. He/she shall lose the credit for the same in the cumulative assessment, which may affect his/her promotion to the next class.
vi) If a Report Card is misplaced it will be re-issued on payment of Rs 100.
vii) Eligibility for School Officials: 60% in aggregated and not failing in any subject in Unit-Test/Examination.