Evaluation Process for Madhyamik (Classes IX & X) Level wef 2015

As per order of the Deputy Secretary (Academic), West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, “Nivedita Bhawan”, DJ-8, Sec-II, Salt Lake City, Kolkata – 700091, vide Memo No. D.S.(Aca)/207, Date: 22.01.2015, the Heads of all recognised Secondary Schools in West Bengal are requested to follow the Evaluation Pattern of Class – IX for Madhyamik (Classes IX & X) level strictly w.e.f. the academic year 2015.

EVALUATION PATTERN FOR MADHYAMIK (Classes IX & X) LEVEL

As per the dictates of the Right to Education Act, 2009 Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) has been made mandatory in the educational fabric of every state. In line with this dictate, a new CCE pattern, the Peacock Model, has been in operation in West Bengal since 2013. All Government, Government-aided, and Government-sponsored schools in West Bengal are evaluating students from Class I – Class VIII by following this model.
Following this sea-change, the Expert Committee on School Education has attempted to redesign the evaluation pattern at the Madhyamik level (Classes IX & X). In this new pattern there are two premises of evaluation: Internal Formative Evaluation & Summative Evaluation.

Subject	Subject-Wise Full Marks (1st Term)		Subject-Wise Full Marks (2nd Term)		Subject-Wise Full Marks (3rd Term)
	Summative	Internal Formative	Summative	Internal Formative	Summative	Internal Formative
First Language	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	90 (Time: 3 hr. 15 mins)	10
Second Language	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	90 (Time: 3 hr. 15 mins)	10
Mathematics	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	90 (Time: 3 hr. 15 mins)	10
Physical Science & Environment	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	90 (Time: 3 hr. 15 mins)	10
Life Science & Environment	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	90 (Time: 3 hr. 15 mins)	10
History & Environment	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	90 (Time: 3 hr. 15 mins)	10
Geography & Environment	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	40 (Time: 1 hr. 30 mins)	10	90 (Time: 3 hr. 15 mins)	10
	280	70	280	70	630	70
	350		350		700

Summative Evaluation: Full Marks & Time Scheme

In case of Summative evaluation, the new question pattern consisting of Multiple-Choice questions, very short-answer type questions, short questions, explanatory questions, essay type questions, etc. are to be followed. The question pattern of 90 marks that has been designed for each subject is to be followed.

1st Term		2nd Term		3rd Term
Full Marks	280	Full Marks	280	Full Marks	630
Specified period in Academic Calendar	April 1 to April 10	Specified period in Academic Calendar	August 1 to August 10	Specified period in Academic Calendar	December 1 to December 15

Formative Evaluation: Full Marks & Time Scheme

1st Term		2nd Term		3rd Term
Full Marks	70	Full Marks	70	Full Marks	70
Specified period in Academic Calendar	January to April	Specified period in Academic Calendar	May to August	Specified period in Academic Calendar	September to December

In case of Internal Formative Evaluation, the following six modalities are to be followed:

1. Survey Report
2. Nature Study
3. Case Study
4. Creative Writing
5. Model Making
6. Open Book Evaluation

Out of these six options noted above, any three are to be chosen in an academic year vis-a-vis Internal Formative Evaluation in each of the seven subjects. Therefore, each term will have one modality in relation to a particular subject. Subject teacher(s) are expected to correlate the modalities of Internal Formative Evaluation with the learning competencies of the concerned subjects. It may be noted that for a particular class, one modality is to be applied for one term. There should not be any repetition of a particular modality for a particular class in an academic year. The subject teacher(s) are expected to preserve the products of Internal Formative Evaluation.
N.B.:
In an academic calendar there will be three Summative Evaluations. For the Second Summative Evaluation the competencies of the first Summative Evaluation, & for the Third Summative Evaluation, the competencies of the first & second Summative Evaluation must be reflected.
The subject teacher(s) must arrange for the Internal Formative Evaluation in their respective subjects. The subject teacher(s) shall submit the marks obtained by students in each Internal Formative Evaluation to the respective class teachers.