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- LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION
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- Individual
states are responsible for secondary education, which is divided into two
stages: lower and upper-secondary. As of 1994, there were over 30 state
boards of secondary and higher secondary education responsible for setting
curriculum and administering external examinations. At the conclusion of
the lower-secondary cycle (Standard X), students take an external
examination which results in the award of the Secondary School Certificate
(SSC), the All-India Secondary School Certificate or the Indian
Certificate of Secondary Education.
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- AGE OF ADMISSION
- Age 14
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- LENGTH
- Two years
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- PROGRAMME STUDIES
- Suggested curriculum for Standard X
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Subject
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Suggested
periods for each subject
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Language
I
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7
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Language
II
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7
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Mathematics
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6
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Science
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7
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Social
Science
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9
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Work
Experience/Pre-Vocational Education
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9
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Art
Education
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2
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Physical
and Health Education
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2
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Total
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49
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Note: the curriculum assumes an academic week of 45
periods of 40 minutes per subject
- ASSESSMENT AND PROMOTION
- Examinations are set by the school or by Municipal Boards
and are usually held at the end of each term and each school year.
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- GRADING SCALE
- Two grading scales are used at the Secondary level:
State Higher Secondary School Examination
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Percentile
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Division
or Class
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WES
Equivalency
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60
100
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First
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A
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45
59
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Second
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B
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30
44
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Third
or Pass
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C
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0
- 29
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-
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F
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Central Board of Secondary Education
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Letter
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Percentile
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WES
Equivalency
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A
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75
100
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A
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B
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60
74
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A
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C
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53
59
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B+
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D
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45
52
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B
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E
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33
44
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C
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F
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15
32
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F
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G
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0
14
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F
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Revised: May 06, 2004
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