The Central Board of Secondary Education has released the schedule and guidelines for the CBSE class 10 and 12 Practical exams to be conducted for the Winter- Bound Schools. According to the schedule, the Practicals for the Winter bound schools will be conducted from November 15 to December 14, 2022.
The Practical exams for the regular session school students however will be conducted from January 1, 2023. The guidelines and complete schedule for the regular schools for the Class 10 and 12 Practical Exam/ Project Assessment/ Internal Assessment will be released on the official website of the board shortly.
The guidelines and SOPs have been issued for the schools to follow so that the practical exams are conducted without any problems on time. CBSE will be conducting the 10th and 12th theory exams from February 15, 2023 onwards. Candidates who will be appearing g for the CBSE 2023 exams are advised to keep visiting the official website for further details on the CBSE 10th and 12th Practical exams 2022.
Students who will be appearing for the CBSE 10th and 12th Practical Examinations will be available on the official website - cbse.gov.in. Click on the direct link provided below to check the guidelines for the Class 10 and 12 Practical Exams.
CBSE 10th 12th Practical Exam Guidelines Winter Schools - Direct Link
CBSE 10th and 12th Practical Exam - Guidelines for Winter Bound Schools
- Schools affiliated wit CBSE have been asked to ensure that the practical exams for the class 10 and 12 students are conducted on time. Schools have been asked to prepare the final list of candidates to ensure that none of the students whose names have not been submitted in the online LOC to the board is allowed to appear for the practical exams. Projects/ Internal Assessment.
- Schools have also been asked to conduct the Regional Office for the appointment of external examiners and observers.
- Schools are required to complete the exams on time and dispatch the answer books and award lists to the regional offices.
- The schools conducting Practical Examinations/Project/Internal Assessments shall
ensure that all instructions of the Central/State Governments, Local Bodies, and other
Statutory Organizations related to the COVID pandemic are observed to the full
extent. - To avoid crowding and social distancing, the schools can consider splitting the
a batch of students into groups of 10 students each with the first group attending the lab work while the others can continue with pen & paperwork or vice versa.
SOPs for conducting Practical Exams
- According to the guidelines issued, the CBSE 10th and 12th Practical Exams/ Projects/ Internal Assessment will be conducted as per the guidelines given by the board officials on the academic website.
- Schools are required to check and acquaint themselves and the examiners with the maximum marks for each subject from the Curriculum Document.
- The marks with respect to the Practical Exams will be uploaded simultaneously from the date of the start of the practical exams. The uploading of the marks must be completed by the last date of the respective exam and no extension of dates will be given by the board.
- The exams are to be conducted in two or three sessions in a day if the number of students is more than 20.
- For the Fine Arts exam/ assessment will be conducted in two sessions for each student.
- When uploading the marks, schools, internal examiners, and external examiners must ensure that the correct marks are uploaded as no correction in the marks will be allowed once marks are uploaded. Schools and examiners when uploading the marks also need to keep in mind the maximum marks allotted for the practical/ project/ internal assessment are as per the guidelines issued by the CBSE.
- Those found communicating or attempting to communicate with Examiners
with the objective of influencing them in any way will be deemed to have
used unfair means. Examiners are required to report the same to the board along with complete facts/papers/witnesses.
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