All India Senior School Certificate Examination
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| Acronym | AISSCE |
|---|---|
| Type | Paper-based standardized test |
| Developer / administrator | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Knowledge / skills tested | Languages, Humanities, Mathematics, Sciences, Skill Subjects, General Studies, Health and Physical Education, Work Experience |
| Purpose | Admission to undergraduate programs in universities or colleges |
| Duration | 3 hours (per subject) |
| Score / grade range | 165-500 |
| Offered | Yearly |
| Countries / regions | India: Delhi Chennai Guwahati Ajmer Panchkula Allahabad Patna Bhubaneswar Thiruvananthapuram Dehradun Middle East: Bahrain Iran Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Yemen Foreign: Afghanistan Bangladesh Burma Ethiopia Indonesia Iran Japan Kuwait Libya Malaysia Nepal Nigeria Republic of Benin Russia Singapore Tanzania Thailand Uganda West Africa |
| Languages | English/Hindi |
| Annual number of test takers | 1218393 (2019) |
| Prerequisites / eligibility criteria | Intended for Class 12 Students in CBSE-affiliated institutions |
| Scores / grades used by | Colleges and universities; for undergraduate programs |
| Qualification rate | 83.4% (2019) |
| Website | www |
The AISSCE (All India Senior School Certificate Examination), also called Board Exams in common language, is the final examination conducted every year for high school students by the Central Board of Secondary Education on behalf of the Government of India.
Examination[]
Each subject in the examination is graded out of 100 marks.[1] For subjects like physics, chemistry, geography, biology, etc. in which practical exams are also conducted, 30/20 marks are reserved for practicals and internals and 70/80 marks for the theory exams. From 2020, even in non-science/lab-based subjects, CBSE issued guidelines to conduct internal assessment for 20 marks for which only the theory exam filled up the 100 marks limit up till 2019. Theory papers are conducted for a duration of 3 hours, while the duration for practical exams depends on the subject.
CBSE issued guidelines for the addition of practical marks to mathematics in March 2019 [2] For practical exams, students have to perform practicals in other schools usually given by CBSE at random in the nearby state or area, maintain their records and attend a viva. The CBSE gives a list of practicals from which students are asked to perform practicals.[3][4]
Results[]
The results of the examinations is declared in the first week of May. In general, about 80% of candidates receive a passing score. [5] The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Board of Secondary Education and Delhi University to discuss the ways by which the results of Main Exam, Revaluation, and Compartment Exam can be declared earlier than usual so that candidates do not miss the cut-off dates.
During 2020 and 2021, due to COVID-19 crisis, secondary school exam for class X and XII has been cancelled.[6]
References[]
- ^ "CBSE Marking scheme 2016 Class XII".
- ^ https://furiousboy.com/cbse-introduces-20-marks-practical-for-class-12-mathematics/
- ^ "CBSE Class 12 Physics Practical marking scheme". 15 February 2014.
- ^ "CBSE Board Exams 2020: Guidelines To Change Exam Centre And Eligibility Criteria". The_Hans_India.
- ^ "CBSE Class 12 Results". 23 May 2016.
- ^ Desk, India TV News (2021-04-14). "CBSE Class 10th Board exam cancelled, 12th postponed till May 30". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
External links[]
- Central Board of Secondary Education