School Education Department – Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation pattern of examination system – Implementation of Examination Reforms for Classes VI to IX from the Academic year 2015-16 and for class X from the Academic Year 2016-17 in fullest extent – Amendment - Orders -Issued.

R D E R:

In the G.O. 3rd read above, Government have issued orders for

implementation of examination reforms i.e. Continuous and Comprehensive

Evaluation pattern of examination system for classes VI to IX from the academic

year 2015-16 and for Class X from the academic year 2016-17 in fullest extent in

all schools in the State i.e. Government, local bodies, aided and private

recognized schools.

2. In the G.O. 4th read above, certain amendments have been made to G.O.

3rd read above viz.. for replacement of certain existing papers and minimum pass

marks for the external exams and internal exams, assigning grading for

Curricular Subjects, assigning grading for Co-curricular areas/subjects, for

incorporation of OSSC Main Language subjects, discontinuation of certain

papers from SSC Public examination from March 2017 onwards and also

prescribing minimum pass marks for deaf, dumb and blind students as per G.O.

Ms.No.33, Education (Exams) Department, dated 19.03.2001.

3. In the G.O. 5th read above, orders have been issued to conduct 2

Summative Assessments in a year (SA 1 in the 1st week/2nd week of November

and SA 2 in the month of March/April) and SA 2 of class X will be the Pre-Final

and will be conducted in the month of March. For class X, the Public Examination

will be conducted by Board of Secondary Education. From 2017-18 onwards, SA

1 of classes VIII and IX shall be conducted as an objective type assessment with

OMR enabled Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covering respective academic

standards. This shall be extended to Classes VI and VII also from academic year

2018-19 and also calculation of 100 marks i.e. 80% from Summative Assessment

which is final exam and 20% marks from 4 Formative Assessments and

Summative Assessment-1 (4 Formative Assessments (50x4=200), Summative

Assessment-1 (80x1=80) = 280).

4. In the circumstances reported by the Commissioner of School Education in

the reference 7th cited, Government have examined the reforms undertaken for

implementation of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation pattern of

examination system and it is noticed that there is a need to take steps to improve

the standards, quality of education and providing infrastructure for beneficial of

the students instead of testing learning levels of a student through OMR enabled

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from early years of students i.e. from classes

VI to IX, which involves huge financial burden to Government and pedagogically,

it is not suggestible. Government have also observed that mode of conducting of

examinations are being shifted from traditional to online. Government have also

noticed that there is huge number of GPAs in SSC Results-2018.