GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ABSTRACT
AP G.O.Ms.No. 62 Dated:18.09.2018 CCE Implementation of Examination Reforms for Classes VI to IX from the Academic year 2015-16 and for class X from the Academic Year 2016-17 in fullest extent
School Education Department – Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation pattern of examination system – Implementation of Examination Reforms for Classes VI to IX from the Academic year 2015-16 and for class X from the Academic Year 2016-17 in fullest extent – Amendment - Orders -Issued.
SCHOOL EDUCATION (PROG.II) DEPARTMENT
AP G.O.Ms.No. 62 Dated:18.09.2018
Read the following:-
1. G.O.Ms. No.17, School Education (PE.Prog.II) Dept. Dt:14.05.2014
2. G.O.Ms. No.29, School Education (Prog.II) Dept. Dt:23.09.2014
3. G.O.Ms. No.82, School Education (Prog.II) Dept. Dt. 29.10.2015
4. G.O.Ms. No.41, School Education (Prog.II) Dept. Dt:07.06.2016
5. G.O. Ms. No.80, School Education (Prog.II) Dept. Dt. 25.10.2017
6. From the Commissioner of School Education, A.P., Amaravati, Lr. Rc. No.105/B/SCERT/2017, Dt.:04.10.2017
7. From the Commissioner of School Education, A.P. Lr.Rc.No.201/B/ SCERT/2018, Dt. 14.06.2018 and 24.07.2018
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In the G.O. 3rd read above, Government have issued orders for implementation of examination reforms i.e. Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation pattern of examination system for classes VI to IX from the academic year 2015-16 and for Class X from the academic year 2016-17 in fullest extent in all schools in the State i.e. Government, local bodies, aided and private recognized schools.
2. In the G.O. 4th read above, certain amendments have been made to G.O. 3rd read above viz.. for replacement of certain existing papers and minimum pass marks for the external exams and internal exams, assigning grading for Curricular Subjects, assigning grading for Co-curricular areas/subjects, for incorporation of OSSC Main Language subjects, discontinuation of certain papers from SSC Public examination from March 2017 onwards and also prescribing minimum pass marks for deaf, dumb and blind students as per G.O. Ms.No.33, Education (Exams) Department, dated 19.03.2001.
3. In the G.O. 5th read above, orders have been issued to conduct 2 Summative Assessments in a year (SA 1 in the 1st week/2nd week of November and SA 2 in the month of March/April) and SA 2 of class X will be the Pre-Final and will be conducted in the month of March. For class X, the Public Examination will be conducted by Board of Secondary Education. From 2017-18 onwards, SA 1 of classes VIII and IX shall be conducted as an objective type assessment with OMR enabled Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covering respective academic standards. This shall be extended to Classes VI and VII also from academic year 2018-19 and also calculation of 100 marks i.e. 80% from Summative Assessment which is final exam and 20% marks from 4 Formative Assessments and Summative Assessment-1 (4 Formative Assessments (50x4=200), Summative Assessment-1 (80x1=80) = 280).
4. In the circumstances reported by the Commissioner of School Education in the reference 7th cited, Government have examined the reforms undertaken for implementation of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation pattern of examination system and it is noticed that there is a need to take steps to improve the standards, quality of education and providing infrastructure for beneficial of the students instead of testing learning levels of a student through OMR enabled Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) from early years of students i.e. from classes VI to IX, which involves huge financial burden to Government and pedagogically, it is not suggestible. Government have also observed that mode of conducting of examinations are being shifted from traditional to online. Government have also noticed that there is huge number of GPAs in SSC Results-2018.
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