In a recently issued circular, the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) informed all the ICSE affiliated schools that from the next academic session, the final exam papers of the core subjects of class 9 and 11 will be prepared by the CISCE.
Until now, the examination papers of class 9 and 11 were framed by their respective schools.
Nabarun Dey, the general secretary of the Bengal Chapter of Association of Heads of ICSE Schools, said,” The idea is to cover a sizeable portion of the syllabus in the ninth and eleventh standards so that the students are not burdened before the board exam”.
When asked about the core subjects, Dey said that the final call will be taken by the CISCE in coming days.
The official circular is also available on the official website of the CISCE Chief Executive and Secretary Gerry Arathoon said.
Earlier, the council also announced its decision of lowering the pass percentage for class 10 and 12 board exams.
Arathoon had earlier issued a circular stating, “Kindly note that the change in the pass marks for the ICSE and ISC examinations will be effective from the examination year 2018 onwards and not 2019”.
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