Secondary

SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENTS

The syllabus and assessments have been planned according to remodeled structure implemented by CBSE from session 2017-18. The students are evaluated on the basis of their performance in following areas:

Part 1: Scholastic Areas

Part 2: Co-Scholastic Activities

Part 3: Discipline

Part 1: Scholastic Areas

a. There will be two terms, the First Term will be from April – September and the Second Term from October – March of the subsequent year.

b. In each term, there would be periodic assessment and one Term End examination.

c. Assessment will be indicated in marks as well as grades.

d. The Grading Scale for the Scholastic Areas is a nine point grading Scale.

e. The distribution of different assessments throughout the session and their weightage is as follows:

f. Each Term Examination would be of 100 marks. It has two components:

1. Half Yearly/Annual Examination

2. Periodic Assessment

The details of these two components is given below:

I. Half Yearly/Annual Examination:

Two Term End Examinations would be conducted – Half Yearly Examination in September and Annual Examinations in March.
1. In The Term End Examination
a. Maths, Science and Hindi would be of 80 marks each in Grade IV-VIII.
b. Social Science exam of Grade IV and V would be of 70 marks, while for Grade VI-VIII, Social Science exam would also carry 80 marks.
c. In English, the marks of English Literature and Language would be consolidated and calculated out of 80.
2. Student has to secure 33% marks in Half Yearly as well as Annual Examination each subject. The syllabus included would be as follows:

Grade IV-V VI VI VIII
  The Term End examinations would include the syllabus of that term only. No syllabus would be carried forward to Term II 10% of syllabus of Term I would be included  in the syllabus in Annual Exam along with syllabus of Term II 20% of syllabus of Term I would be included  in the syllabus in Annual Exam along with syllabus of Term II 30% of syllabus of Term I would be included  in the syllabus in Annual Exam along with syllabus of Term II

II. Periodic Assessment(PA):

There would be 20 marks Periodic Assessment in each term for all subjects in VI-VIII.
For Grade IV and V, the Periodic Assessment would carry a weightage of 30 marks for Social Science and 20 marks for English, Hindi, Science, and Maths.
Student has to secure 33% marks in PA out of overall marks earmarked in each subject.
Students (IV-VIII) would be assessed throughout the year and evaluated term-wise on following criteria:

1. Periodic Test

a. English and Hindi: Two Literature and Two Language test would be conducted in each term. Average of one Literature (Best of two) and one Language test (Best of two) would be considered for final evaluation. The weightage of periodic test would be 10 marks.

b. Maths and Science: Three tests would be conducted in each term. Average of best two would be considered for final evaluation. The weightage of periodic test would be 10 marks.

c. Social Science: Three tests would be conducted in each term. Average of best two would be considered for final evaluation. The weightage of periodic test would be 20 marks for Grade IV-V and 10 marks for Grade VI-VIII.

2. Notebook Submission (5 marks)

This will cover:
a. Regularity (2 marks)
b. Assignment Completion (2 marks)
c. Neatness & Upkeep of notebook (1 mark)

3. Subject Enrichment Activity (5 Marks): These are subject specific activities aimed at enhancing the understanding and skills of the students. These activities would be carried out throughout the term, however, they should be evaluated at the term-end. Subjectwise following activities would be conducted and evaluated:

a. English and Hindi: Speaking and Listening skills
b. Science and Maths: Activities/ Practical Work/Models/Projects
c. Social Science: Map Work and Project work

The detailed syllabus of Term I and Term II is given in subsequent pages along with the blue print of all subjects. All question papers would comprise 15% easy, 60% average, 15% difficult and 10% HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) questions.

Part 2: Co-Scholastic Activities

For holistic development of students, co-curricular activities will be carried out in following areas and will be graded term-wise on a 3-point grading scale. (A- Outstanding, B- Very Good, C- Fair)

a. Work Education (Skill Based Activities)
b. Art Education (Visual and Performing Arts)
c. Health and Physical Education (Sports)

Work education skills will be evaluated by class teachers on the basis of different activities spread throughout the year. The performance of students in visual and performing arts will be evaluated by art and music teachers on the basis of activity chosen by the student. These activities will be held in zero period. Health and Physical Education Grades would be marked on the basis of performance in sports activities held in Zero Period/PT period. The aspect of regularity, sincere participation, output and teamwork will be the generic criteria for grading.

Part 3: Discipline

The students will also be assessed for the discipline which will be based on the factors like attendance, sincerity, behavior, values, tidiness, respectfulness for rules and regulations, attitude towards society, nation and others. Grading on discipline will be done term-wise on a 3-point grading scale (A- Outstanding, B- Very Good, C- Fair)