Amendments in Examination Bye Laws

In pursuance of the recommendations of the Examination Committee held on 30.10.2006 and the same having been duly ratified by the Governing Body of the CBSE Board in its meeting held on 22.12.2006, the following amendments/additions have been made in the examination bye-laws

RULES AMENDED

1. Rule 24(iii) of Chapter 4 under Exemption to Spastic, Blind Physically Handicapped and Dyslexic Children has been amended as follows:­

Dyslexic, Spastic candidates and candidates with visual and hearing impairment have the option of studying one compulsory language as against two. This language should be in consonance with the overall spirit of the Three Language Formula prescribed by the CBSE Board. Besides one language any four of the following subjects be offered:

Mathematics, Science & Technology, Social Science, another language, Music Painting, Home Science, Introductory Information Technology, Commerce(Elements of Business) & Commerce(Elements of Book Keeping and Accountancy).

2. RULE 42(i) AND 42(ii) OF CHAPTER 7 UNDER COMPARTMENT EXAMINATION FOR SECONDARY/SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION HAVE BEEN AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

42(i) A candidate placed in Compartment may reappear at Compartment Examination to be held in July/ August the same year and may avail himself/herself of Second Chance in March/April and Third Chance in July/August of next year. Further he/she may avail himself/herself of Fourth Chance in March/April and Fifth Chance in July/August of the subsequent next year. The candidate will be declared ‘PASS’ provided he/she qualifies the compartmental subjects in which he/she had failed.

42(ii) A candidate who does not appear or fails at one or all the chances of compartment shall be treated to have failed in the examination and shall be required to reappear in all the subjects at the subsequent annual examination of the CBSE Board as per syllabi and courses laid down for the examination concerned in order to pass the examination. The candidate’s practical marks/internal assessment marks obtained in the Main examination will be carried over till the fifth chance compartmental examination. The candidate shall have the option to appear at the practical examination in the subjects involving practical of retain their previous marks in one more annual examination after the Fifth Chance Compartment.

3. RULE 42A OF CHAPRTER 7 UNDER RETENTION OF PRACTICAL MARKS IN RESPECT OF FAILURE CANDIDATES FOR SECONDARY/SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION HAS BEEN AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

A candidate who has failed in the examination in the first attempt shall be required to reappear in all the subjects at the subsequent annual examination of the CBSE Board. He/She shall appear only in theory part and his/her previous practical marks will be carried forward and accounted for if he/she has passed in practical. In case a candidate has failed in practical he/she shall have to appear in theory and practical both. If he/she fails to pass the examination in three consecutive years, after the first attempt he/she shall have to reappear in all the subjects including practical.

4. RULE 68 OF CHAPTER 9 UNDER PROVISION OF MOTHER’S NAME HAS BEEN AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:

(a) The candidates will have the option either to mention the mother’s names or the father’s name or both into the records of the CBSE Board (Certificate, Marks Statement etc.)

(b) The candidates (who are orphans) will have the option to mention the guardian’s name into the records of the CBSE Board (certificate, Marks Statement etc.). In no case will the name of guardian be mentioned if the names of either or both of the parents are known.

5. NOTE BELOW THE FORMAT IN ANNEXURE 1 OF EXAMINATION BYELAWS UNDER FORMAT OF TRANFER CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN AMNENDED AS FOLLOWS:

Transfer Certificate should be issued only under the signatures of the regular Principal/Vice Principal and it should be counter-signed by an officer not below the rank of District Inspector of Schools/Deputy Director of Education/Education Officer of the Education Department of the State/Union Territory concerned. In case of a student migrating from one CBSE affiliated school to another CBSE affiliated school the transfer certificate of a previous school of such a student may be countersigned by the Regional Officer of the CBSE Board or the Assistant Commissioner of the Kendriya Vidyalaya Samiti or the Deputy Director, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti in India or an officer of the CBSE Board at the Head Quarters and by the First Secretary/Attache/Cultural Attache or an equivalent officer of the Embassy/High Commission of India in the concerned country in respect of students studying in an affiliated school of the CBSE situated outside the country and the student shall not be admitted to a school without such a counter signature. Assistant Commissioners, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan have also been authorized to countersign the Transfer Certificates issued by the Schools run by Directorate General, CBSE Boarder Security Force.