CBSE News: Changes in Exam and Grading from Class 6 to 8 in CBSE School

Major changes made by CBSE in the result format and grading system from Class VI to Class VIII

• Performance in Co-scholastics activities like sports, dance, at education and community service will no longer have any bearing on grades. CBSE had already taken a similar decision for Classes IX and X earlier. CBSE News: Changes in Exam and Grading from Class 6 to 8 in CBSE school 

• Officially the Co-scholastic activities will continue, with the schools certifying their pupils' performances on a3 pint scale: outstanding, very good and fair. But this will have no bearing on the student's overall grade.

• Only 2 exams per year - Half Yearly Exam and Yearly or Annual Exam.

• Uniform examination system for all 18688 CBSE-affiliated schools.

Half-yearly Exam

• A written test of 80 marks covering the syllabus for the first 6 months in each subject.

• Weightage of 20 marks to periodic assessment by class teacher on academic performance, note book submission, subject-enrichment activities.

Yearly (Annual) Exam

• 80 - 20 ratio remains same.

• Class 6: Written test to take in the syllabus for the second 6 months plus 10 per cent of the first 6 months covering significant topics.

• Class 7: Syllabus for the second half plus 20 percent of the syllabus of the first 6 months. 

• Class 8: Syllabus for the second half plus 30 percent of the syllabus of the first 6 months.