CBSE grading system for class 9 and 10 for 2015

CBSE grading system for class 9 and 10 

SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS - GRADING(SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION)
(a) At the Secondary School Examination, assessment of subjects under Scholastic Area A shall be in
numerical scores to be converted to Grades on a nine-point scale which shall be indicated in the
Statement of Subject wise Performance/Certificate of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation.
Assessment in subjects under Scholastic Area B shall also be in grades, as per scheme of studies.
(b) The qualifying grade in each subject under Scholastic Area A shall be minimum Grade D
(c) The students will be assessed in subjects under Scholastic Area A using the conventional  numerical

marking and later converted into the grades and the same shall be awarded as under:
MARKS RANGE GRADE GRADE POINT
Cumulative Grade Point Average(CGPA) would also be reflected in the Statement of Subject wise Performance

Notes: The following points have to be noted by teachers and students (for class IX and X):
• There are two formative assessments each in the first and second term.
• Each Formative Assessment is again divided into smaller assessments (class assignment , quiz, project, written test) which can carry
different marks.
• Each formative assessment has a weightage of 10% which can be arrived at by taking an average of all tasks or the best three or four.
• The total weightage of all the four formative assessments is 40%
• The time-frame, split up of syllabus as per the four formative assessments, and the minimum number of suggested tasks for each
formative assessment have been given in the annual planner for each subject. The annual planner is only suggestive and schools can
adapt it as per their needs.