Class IX Summative Assessment II – Eligibility for Improvement

This is in continuation of our circular no.40/29.9.2009 regarding introduction of Grading at Class IX and X from the Academic Session 2009‐10. As per above circular, the Board has discontinued the practice of declaring ‘Compartment’ or ’Fail’. Further, it has also been informed that candidates who have obtained Grade ‘E1’ or ‘E2’ are required to improve their performance in subsequent five attempts.

Given below are the guidelines with regard to eligibility for improvement of performance in class IX:
i) The students of class IX who have obtained Grade ‘E1’ or ‘E2’ in one or more subjects excluding additional subject may be allowed to improve their performance in 2nd Summative Assessment through subsequent ONE ATTEMPT and such students would not be eligible for getting admission in class X till they improve their performance.

ii) Although, it is true that for Class X examination we have decided to allow the students to appear for improvement of their performance in one or more subjects through subsequent FIVE ATTEMPTS yet in class IX keeping in view the administrative difficulties of the schools it has been decided to allow only ONE CHANCE for improvement of performance.

iii) As intimated earlier, question papers for improvement examination in class IX would be set by the schools themselves on the lines of the question papers provided by the Board earlier for Summative Assessment and one chance of improvement of performance is to be given preferably within a period of one month from the date of declaration of the results by the schools.

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
(An Autonomous Organisation under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development Govt. of India)
“SHIKSHA KENDRA”, 2, COMMUNITY CENTRE, PREET VIHAR, DELHI – 110301

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