INSTRUCTIONS ON THE NEW PATTERN (CBSE) OFEXAMINATIONSin 1000 CBSE Govt. Management Schools

INSTRUCTIONS ON THE NEW PATTERN (CBSE) OF EXAMINATIONS in 1000 CBSE Govt. Management Schools

All the District Educational Officers in the State are hereby informed that,
the Government of A.P have unleashed a new era in school Education by
introducing extensive curricular reforms from the academic year 2021-22, and
has taken a historical decision to affiliated all the Government schools in to CBSE
in a phased manner. Accordingly, it has decided to implement the CBSE pattern
of exams in 1000 schools in phase I for the year 2023-24.

In order to establish a level of acceptable quality in all aspects of School
functioning the CBSE Board may decide quality assessment criteria and
accordingly make it mandatory for the schools to undergo the process quality
assessment in a manner prescribed by the Board.
As per the CBSE Academic Calendar the new session of the new academic
year 2023-24 starts from April 2nd 2023 and ends on March 21st,2024, duly
following the Schedule of Tests/ Examination for 2023-24

CLASSES-VIII & IX (Periodic Written Test (PWT) for class
VIII&IX )

ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE FOR THE ACADEMIC SESSION 2023-24 for CLASSES VIII to IX:

FOR CLASSES VIII & IX
As per the CBSE circular No.-Acad-05/2017 dated 31.01.2017, CIRCULAR
No.14/2017 dated 21.03.2017 on uniform system of assessment, revised vide
CBSE circular No.Acad-11/2019 dated 6.3.2019 will continue for the session
2023-24 till any revision made by CBSE. The concerned subject teachers and
the principals of will remain in touch with the latest development in the
evaluation system of CBSE, if any, from time to time, during
the academic year 2023-24.
The assessment scheme will have an 80 marks component for Board
examination (Class X) in all subjects except compulsory subjects to be assessed
internally along with a 20 marks component of Internal Assessment.

Scholastic Area : Classes VIII &IX (As per CBSE guidelines)

Weightage of periodic Assessments for Class X will be as per CBSE
directions. Final result of class IX
will be prepared by assigning 40% Weightage to Term-
I and 60% to Term- 2. However, the annual examination will be
based on full syllabus for the session 2023-24.
Grading Scale for Scholastic Areas Class VIII & IX
(Schools will award grades as per the following grading scale)

Multiple Assessment (05 Marks): Strategies to be used includes; quizzes, oral
test,concept map, exit cards, visual expression,
self and peer assessment, collaborative projects, experiments. Classro
om demonstration etc.

Portfolio (05 marks): It includes Class work plus peer assessme
nt, self-assessment, achievements of student in the subject, reflections, narrations, journals, etc.

Subject Enrichment Activities (05 Marks): These are subject specific
application activities aimed at enrichment of the understanding and skill
development. These activities are to be recorded
internally by respective subject teachers.

For Languages: Activities conducted for subject enrichment in languages
should aim at equipping the learner to develop effective
speaking and listening skills.

For Mathematics: The listed laboratory activities and projects as given in the
prescribed publication of CBSE/NCERT may be followed.

Note: Atleast 10% of the questions on the pattern of comp
etitive exams questions pertaining to the subjects should be the
part of the question paper in Internal Assessment (20
Marks) (Class VIII & IX)

Pen Paper Test (05 Marks): The school should conduct periodic written tests
in the entire academic year and the average of the best two for class X and best
in each term for class IX will be taken. The schools have the autonomy to
make its own schedule. However, for the purpose of gradient learning, three
tests may be held as one being the mid-term test and other the two
being pre-mid-term and post mid-term with portion of syllabus cumulatively
covered. The gradually increasing portion of contents would prepare students
acquire confidence for appearing in the Board examination with 100%
syllabus. For class X the school will take the average of the best two tests for
final marks submission.

For Science: The listed practical works / activities may be carried out as
prescribed by the CBSE in the curriculum.

For Social Science: Project work may be undertaken as prescribed by the CB
SE in the curriculum.
In this regard, it is decided to conduct all the examinations hereafter in the
CBSE pattern adopted for the classes 8th and 9th in the 1000 CBSE affiliated
Government management Schools. And also the Periodic Written Test -2 (FA-
II) will be conducted in the pattern of CBSE for 40 marks with the question
papers prepared by SCERT from 06/10/2023 to 09/10/2023 instead of
03.10.2023 to 05.10.2023 .
Therefore, all the District Educational officers in the State are informed
that the Periodic Written Test II (FA-II) for classes 8th and 9th in 1000 CBSE
Schools are rescheduled from 06/10/2023 to 09/10/2023 instead of 03.10.2023
to 05.10.2023. And here after all the CBSE Examinations will be conducted in
the new pattern adopted. The reschedule is decided in order to create awareness
and proper understanding of the new pattern adopted. Further they are requested
to issue necessary instructions to all the Principals/ HMs of 1000 CBSE
affiliated Govt. Management Schools to prepare the students of VIII & IX
classes in CBSE pattern for Periodic Written Test -2 (FA-II).

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