Fare well in co-curricular activities for a good exam grade - CBSE

In a major move since the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) ended the 10th standard board examinations and adopted the grading system, the Board has delivered on its assurance to take the extra-curricular performances of a student into account while grading them. From now on, students studying in classes IX and X are entitled for an increase in their grade in one or two academic subjects if they fare well in their extra-curricular activities. The new concept introduced by the CBSE called the Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) promotes extra-curricular activities among students so that they are encouraged and are moulded into a confident individual in their field of interest. According to this new rule, a student stands to gain upto 42 grade points while being assessed in both his academic and non-academic achievements.

A child scoring between 34 and 42 grade points in extra curricular activities stands a chance to be raised to the next levels in two academic subjects while those scoring between 19 and 33 points stand for a grade improvement chance by one level in one academic subject. The principal of Springdales School, Ameeta Wattal, who is also a member of CCE, says that this new policy in grading would help provide a certain amount of dignity to a student's extra-curricular achievements. The co-curricular activities that will be taken in to consideration for the up-scaling of grades are physical education, participation in clubs promoting cultural activities and also attitude towards fellow students and teachers. The CBSE had mentioned in their Circular 39 that there will be no class X board examinations with effect from 2011. However, there is still confusion among some school authorities as to whether the current class X students will have to give the boards or not.