Central Board of Secondary Education introduced the new assessment scheme for Class X Board Examination which will be coming in effect from the academic year 2017–18. CBSE has taken this step in order to bring some changes in the school curriculum. The assessment scheme has been remodelled from the academic session 2017–18.
The change in assessment would apply for schools offering vocational subject as compulsory subject under the National Skills Qualilfications Framework (NSQF) Scheme.
The examination from academic year 2017–18 will be conducted according to the new model. As per the new scheme, students will have to study six subjects instead of usual five subjects in Class 10. Students will have to study two language papers, science, social science, mathematics, and additional vocational subject
Marks distribution:
Name of the subject
Marks
Subject 1
Language 1
100
Subject 2
Language 2
Subject 3
Science
Subject 4
Mathematics
Subject 5
Social Science
Subject 6 (additional)
Vocational Subject
If a candidate fails to pass in any one of the three elective subjects, i.e. science, social science, mathematics, and then it will be replaced by the vocational subject (offered as sixth additional subject). The board exam result will be computed accordingly
Note: If a candidate desires to reappear for the failed subject they can appear in the compartment examination later on.
All the candidates will have to score 33 per cent in both board exam, and practical exam respectively to pass the subject. This scheme of assessment has been introduced for 13 different subjects in vocational studies.