Academic Assesment Plan

THE SCHOOL STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM

1. Pre-Primary (LKG & UKG) Class 1 to 10.
2. The school is a co-education system.
3. The academic year is divided into 2 terms :
4. Term 1 : April to September
5. Term 2 : October to March
6. Languages a) English b) Hindi c) Kannada

ASSESSMENTS AND PROMOTIONS

The school will conduct assessments as scheduled in this calendar and attendance is compulsory for all the students. If a holiday for unforeseen reasons is declared on the scheduled assessment day, the same will be conducted after the last day of the assessment.

Class 1 to 10

The school has adopted the system of two Periodic Assessments, a Half Yearly Exam and Yearly Examination.

1. All students should have a minimum of 85% attendance to write the Yearly Examination.
2. If the student’s progress is not satisfactory, the parent will have to give an undertaking that the child will make substantial progress and come up to the required grade level.

EVALUATIONS AND TESTS

1. Each term will have a Periodic Assessment followed by a Half Yearly and a Yearly Examination for evaluation in Scholastic areas.
2. Examinations are held twice during the academic year, at the end of Term-1 and Term-2 and Periodic Assessments are held during the course of each term.
3. Question papers and writing papers are provided for the examination and term tests.
4. Misconduct or malpractice in an examination disqualifies the student for the whole examination.
5. Students will not be allowed to write the Yearly Examination unless their fees have been paid in full before the examination.
6. Marks and Grades for Class 1-10 are the official entries in the Assessment Report. Grades are assigned in differential of 10 Marks.
7. Promotion to the higher class will be determined on the basis of the performance throughout the year with due weightage for the different assessments and examinations as per CBSE norms / guidelines.
8. Results declared at the end of the year are final in all cases and they will not be reconsidered.
9. A pupil who fails twice in the school or is over age by two or more years owing to failure in more than one class, will be required to take a Transfer Certificate.
10. Parents are requested to refer to the Calendar regularly and acknowledge any communication. They must sign the Assessment Report issued at the end of each term. No erasure of any kind will be permitted in the Report.

Assessments shall be as follows:

(Assessments Pattern is subject to change in accordance to CBSE norms / guidelines)

*Subject enrichment activites will be conducted for all subjects over the course of the year and carry a weightage of 5%. Students have to adhere to the format as instructed and follow the time schedule for submission of the same.

*Notebooks – Maintenance and completion of class work and homework will carry a weightage of 5%.

Scholastic Area: The Area: assessment structure and examination have been prepared in view of the provisions of RTE-Act 2009 and comprises of two terms i.e. Term-1 and Term-2 as explained:

Subjects	TERM-1 (100 marks) (1st half of the session)		TERM-2 (100 marks) (2nd half of the session)
	20 marks Periodic Assessment + 80 marks for Half Yearly Exam		20 marks Periodic Assessment + 80 marks for Yearly Exam
Language-1	PA 20 marks	Half Yearly Exam	PA 20 marks	Yearly Exam Written exam for 80 marks with syllabus coverage as below:
		* Written exa for 80 marks with syllabus covered till announcement of Half Yearly exam dates by school		Class 1-6
	* Periodic Test for 10 marks with Syllabus covered till announcement of test dates by school		* Periodic Test for 10 marks with Syllabus covered till announcement of test dates by school	Class 6: 10% of 1st term covering significant topics
Language-2				+ entire syllabus of 2nd term Class 7: 20% of 1st term covering significant topics
				+ entire syllabus of 2nd term Class 8: 30% of 1st term covering significant topics
Language-3				+entire syllabus of 2nd term
Mathematics	* Note Book Submission 5 marks at term-end		* Note Book Submission 5 marks at term-end
Science	* Subject Enrichment 5 marks at term-end		* Subject Enrichment 5 marks at term-end
Social Science
Any other Subjects

Subject Enrichment Activities

These are subject-specific activities aimed at enhancing the understanding and skills of the students. These activities are to be carried out throughout the term, however, they will be evaluated at the end of the term.

Languages

The Languages will devise their own methods and parameters for assessment of the languages and students listening and speaking skills.

Science

Practical work and activities in Science will be undertaken as suggested by the NCERT Syllabus and Text Books.

Social Science

Map or the project work will be undertaken as suggested by the NCERT Syllabus and Text Books.

Grading Scale for Scholastic Areas (Class 1-10)

School will award grades as per the following grading scale.

MARKS RANGE	GRADE
91 – 100	A1
81 – 90	A2
71 – 80	B1
61 – 70	B2
51 – 60	C1
41 – 50	C2
33 – 40	D
32 & Below	E (Needs improvement)

Co-Scholastic Activities (Class 1-10)

For the holistic development of the student, co-curricular activities in the following areas be carried out in CBSE affiliated schools by the teachers and will be graded term-wise on a 3-point grading scale (A=Outstanding, B=Very Good and C=Fair). The aspect of regularity, sincere participation, output and teamwork be the generic criteria for grading in the following

Co-scholastic activities:

(a) Work Education – Work Education refers to skill-based activities resulting in goods or services useful to the community
(b) Art Education (Visual & Performing Art)
(c) Health and Physical Education (Sports / Martial Arts / Yoga / Scouts / Guides etc.)

Discipline (Class 1-10)

The students will also be assessed for discipline which will be based on the following factors – 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 and C=Fair).