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52-474: News Writing is designed to test students' ability to read critically, to digest and prioritize information quickly, and to write clearly, accurately and succinctly. Emphasis is placed on mechanical and stylistic precision, lead writing, use of direct and indirect quotes, and news judgment. Students in Grade 9 through Grade 12 are eligible to enter this event. Each school may send up to four students. News Writing

104-451: A decision on this after a long meeting on 1 June 2021. Later, in a letter dated 5 July 2021, CBSE announced a special scheme of assessment for board examination of classes X and XII for the session 2021–22 in which the academic year was divided into 2 terms with approximately 50% syllabus in each term to increase the probability of boards being conducted by CBSE and to avoid depending on schools for declaring results. The Term 1 examination

156-579: A general school, students choose their subjects at the beginning of ninth grade and then sit Secondary School Certificate examinations in these subjects at the end of tenth grade. Students usually select eight subjects, including four or five compulsory subjects (typically English, Urdu , mathematics, Islamic studies and Pakistan studies) and three electives. Generally the electives will be chosen from one of three different specialised streams: humanities (e.g. geography, economics), science (e.g. biology, chemistry) or technical subjects (e.g. engineering). Passing

208-598: A more rigorous curriculum, depending on the school district. In the English curriculum, most schools offer basic courses, advanced courses, and honors courses. The basic course for a ninth grader will often teach the fundamentals of higher-level literature and how to analyze and respond to such literature. More advanced courses may be offered depending on the school district and may focus on one type of literature, such as American literature or British literature , and may be taken instead of or in addition to standard classes. In

260-479: A news story. Students are given the option of either handwriting the story or using a computer (a portable printer is required). The judging criteria are as follows: All papers are read and critiqued, with the top six papers ranked. There are no ties. The top three individuals will advance to the next round. As the top six papers are ranked 1-6, there are no ties. For district meet academic championship and district meet sweepstakes awards, points are awarded to

312-485: A packet of economics question paper. He asked a student to make a handwritten copy of the question paper (to avoid being traced from the handwriting). He then sent photos of the handwritten copy of the paper on WhatsApp to a relative in Punjab . This relative shared the photos with her son and nephew, who shared them with their friends on WhatsApp groups, from where it was forwarded to other WhatsApp groups. On 12 April 2018,

364-504: A particular grade vary every year. The cutoffs required to obtain a particular grade in 2018 are listed below: During 2010–2017, when CBSE implemented a CCE ( Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation ) for Class X students, only the grades obtained by the student were mentioned in the report card in a 9-point grading scale, which translates as below: It is the practice adopted by CBSE of "tweaking" candidates' marks to account for paper difficulties and variations. This has been criticized in

416-465: A student must obtain, for all subjects (or best 5 if 6 subjects are taken), 33% overall, without any minimum theory mark requirement. Originally, the passing criteria were set such that a student had to get 33% in both the theory and practical components. However, an exemption was initially granted for students writing the exam in 2018 as they went through the old CCE system in the previous year. However, CBSE later extended this relief for students writing

468-429: A student through moderation cannot exceed 95; if so, it is capped at 95 unless the student's actual mark is 96 or more. This is the reason a mark of 95 is relatively common for such subjects, and why it is much tougher to get 96 than to get a 95. Moderation was also applied in the infamous CBSE Class 12 mathematics papers of 2015 and 2016, wherein the paper created a huge furore as students and teachers complained that

520-487: A vocational program. Entrance requirements differ depending on programme but generally students will need to have passed at least their Swedish, mathematics and English exams. Although not compulsory, most Swedish students continue to upper secondary school. In the United States, ninth grade is usually the first year in high school . In this system, ninth graders are also often referred to as freshmen . It can also be

572-646: Is Rahul Singh, IAS . The constitution of the Board was amended in 1952 to give its present name, the Central Board of Secondary Education. The Board was reconstituted on 1 July 1962 so as to make its services available to students and various educational institutions in the entire country. The first education board to be set up in India was the Uttar Pradesh Board of High School and Intermediate Education in 1921, which

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624-417: Is an individual contest only; there is no team competition in this event. However, the school with the best performance in the four journalism categories (Editorial Writing, Feature Writing, Headline Writing, and News Writing) is given a special team award. Students have 45 minutes to complete the contest; a time signal is given when 15 minutes remain. Students are given a prompt and they are to respond with

676-664: Is either the last year of junior high school or the first year of high school depending on province and students are typically about age 15. In Quebec , however, Grade 9 is the middle year of its five-year high school program. In Denmark , grade 9 (around age 16, also called form level 9) is the final year of compulsory education, and grade 10 is optional. Public comprehensive schools up to grade 10 are called Folkeskole . Grade 9 subjects include Danish, English, Christian studies, history, social studies, mathematics, geography, biology, physics/chemistry and German and French as electives. Students must sit compulsory school-leaving exams at

728-417: Is free and compulsory. The subjects covered at junior high school level are the same as those covered at elementary school including Filipino, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Philippine history and culture, physical education and arts. Subjects are taught in English and Filipino, unlike earlier grades which may be taught in students' native or indigenous languages. Students can also start at

780-486: Is generally the last year of lower secondary school and the end of compulsory full-time education. Qualifications gained in this year will determine the student's eligibility for academic or vocational upper secondary school. Following the National Education Policy 2020 , ninth grade in India is the first year of high school (generally ages 14 to 15). The intention of the new policy for ninth and tenth grade

832-587: Is largely serving the Indian community abroad, or at least, children or relative of Indian diplomats. For countries where the population of Indian nationals even surpasses the country's native population or in countries where they form a substantial share of the population, like Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates , Oman , Qatar , Bahrain , etc., Indian embassies have set up CBSE schools and have allowed Indians or locals to set up private CBSE schools serving

884-666: Is the last year of basic education in Mexico, and students are generally aged 14–15. Students will either take an academic program ( secundaria general ), a vocational and technical program ( secundaria técnica ) or a distance program ( telesecundaria ). All programs include courses on Spanish, English, mathematics, biology, chemistry, physics, history, civics, geography, arts, other languages and sometimes specialised subjects specific to local areas (for example, indigenous languages). As of 2019 , just over half of students were enrolled in secundaria general , around 27% in secundaria técnica , and

936-471: Is the last year of intermediate school and students are usually around 14 years old. At this level, the school district runs standardized tests at the end of the second and fourth quarters of the year, and students will be promoted to grade 10 (the first year of secondary school) if they achieve at least 50% in each subject. Under the Constitution of Kuwait , all Kuwaitis are entitled to a free education until

988-544: Is to encourage multidisciplinary study, with students having greater flexibility and choice of subjects. Generally ninth grade is the preparatory year for secondary school certificate exams in tenth grade. Schools are affiliated with various curriculum and education boards which set required subjects based on the national curriculum; for example, students attending CBSE schools must take five compulsory subjects (English, Hindi, mathematics, social sciences and science) and may take up to four electives. In Kuwait , ninth grade

1040-606: The 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan , education up to ninth grade (about age 15) was compulsory. In 2013, it was noted that students were generally gender-segregated by ninth grade, with female students taught by female teachers. In 2021, the Taliban abolished the 2004 constitution and banned female students from attending secondary school. In March 2022, the Taliban announced that secondary schools would reopen for girls but closed them again very soon after. In most of Canada , Grade 9

1092-573: The Government of India . Established in 1929 by a resolution of the government, the Board was an experiment towards inter-state integration and cooperation in the sphere of secondary education. There are more than 27,000 schools in India and 240 schools in 28 foreign countries affiliated to the CBSE. All schools affiliated to CBSE follow the NCERT curriculum especially from class 9 to 12. The current Chairperson of CBSE

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1144-496: The 9-year implementation process of the K-12 curriculum. Students at this level are usually 14-15 years old. Before the 2016/17 school year, secondary school covered grades 7 to 10 (high school) and was not compulsory. Due to the implementation process of the K-12, secondary education was extended to cover grades up to 12. Grades 7 to 10 are now junior high school and attendance at this level

1196-522: The compartment for that subject in July. Those who fail the compartment, or those who fail in two subjects or more, must rewrite all the subjects taken in the next year. For the Class 10 and Class 12 exams, CBSE (along with the marks obtained) includes the positional grade obtained by the student, which is dependent on the average performance of the students in that subject. Consequently, the cutoffs required to obtain

1248-544: The conduct of the National Eligibility Test for grant of junior research fellowship and eligibility for assistant professor in institutions of higher learning was outsourced to CBSE. Apart from these tests, CBSE also conducts the Central Teacher Eligibility Test and the Class X optional proficiency test. With the addition of NET in 2014, the CBSE had become the largest exam conducting body in

1300-475: The curriculum as well, depending on the school district. Typically, ninth-graders will be required to earn a minimum number of credits, usually six or seven carnegie units or roughly five classes per year depending on state, in order to advance to tenth grade. Central Board of Secondary Education The Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE ) is a national level board of education in India for public and private schools, controlled and managed by

1352-445: The difference between D1 and D2 cutoff is sometimes very small. For the 2019 exam, CBSE decided that vocational exams (which very few students take) were to be held earlier – in mid/late February compared to March for most other exams. This was to ensure the exams finish earlier. For many core subjects, the number of internal choices (wherein students pick one to answer out of two) were increased. The English (Core) paper of Class 12

1404-647: The end of May. The board earlier conducted the AIEEE Examination for admission to undergraduate courses in engineering and architecture in colleges across India, however the AIEEE exam was merged with the IIT- Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) in 2013. The common examination is now called JEE (Main) and is henceforth conducted by National Testing Agency . CBSE also conducted AIPMT (All India Pre Medical Test) for admission to major medical colleges in India. In 2014,

1456-515: The end of grade 9, and must also complete a mandatory project assignment during the year. After grade 9, students have the option of attending general or vocational upper secondary education for two or three years until they are around 19. In Finland , ninth grade is the last year of compulsory schooling. Students are generally aged around 16 when they finish 9th grade. They can then go on to attend vocational or academic high schools (generally for 3 years). In Germany , grade 9 (about age 15)

1508-503: The end of secondary school, but a large percentage of the population is non-Kuwaiti and not covered by this requirement. There are also no legal rules preventing students from dropping out at age 15, after completing ninth grade. In Mexico, ninth grade is the last year of Educación Secundaria (lower secondary education). Schooling up to ninth grade became compulsory in 1992, although as of 2019 some areas (particularly rural and indigenous communities) still have low participation rates. It

1560-617: The end of the ninth grade, students must take national final exams ( Provas finais nacionais ). In Sweden, ninth grade (sometimes also called year 9) is the last year of the upper stage of compulsory education ( grundskola ), sometimes known as högstadium . The students are usually 15–16 years old. At the end of ninth grade, students must sit national exams in Swedish, mathematics, English and sciences. After completing 9th grade, students can attend non-compulsory upper secondary school ( gymnasium ) or take another form of education such as

1612-468: The exam from 2019 and later as well. Students who do not manage to pass up to two subjects can write the compartment in those subjects in July. Those who fail the compartment, or fail in three subjects or more, must rewrite all the subjects taken in the next year. For class 12 students the promotion criteria are 33% overall, with 33% in both theory and practical examinations (if applicable). Students who do not manage to pass in exactly one subject can write

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1664-619: The exams allows entry into eleventh grade and upper secondary education. At a technical school, students typically obtain a vocational diploma after sitting exams at the end of tenth grade, in subjects including English, a Pakistani language, Islamic studies, physics, mathematics, technical drawing and theory, and practical training for their chosen profession. Some students, particularly those in rural areas, may attend religious Islamic schools (known as madrasahs ) which do not have standardised curricula. Some of these schools provide only religious education, while others may include subjects from

1716-707: The experts who set the Sociology and English paper from paper-setting panels. The Term 2 examination were conducted from 26 April 2022 for both Class 10 and 12 and ended on 24 May for Class 10 and 15 June for Class 12.The results of Class 12 were declared on July 22, 2022, followed by the declaration of Class 10 results on the same day. In March 2018, there were reports that CBSE Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics question papers were leaked. In response, CBSE announced that these exams will be cancelled and re-exams will be conducted. However, CBSE later announced that there will be no re-exam for Class 10 mathematics paper because

1768-523: The last year of junior high school depending on state. The average age for the U.S. 9th grade students is 14 to 15 years. The University of Chicago Consortium on School Research identified in 2017 that passing ninth grade courses is a predictor of high school graduation. In the math curriculum, ninth graders are usually taught algebra, or if they have already taken algebra at a lower level may take geometry or more advanced algebra. Advanced courses are usually available to ninth graders who are prepared for

1820-469: The national curriculum and equivalent examinations. In 2020 it was announced that madrasahs would be required to adopt the national curriculum within four to five years. In the Philippines , ninth grade was formerly known as third year (Filipino: Ikatlong Taon ) until it changed to ninth grade or junior year ( Filipino : Baitang Siyam ) on June 2, 2014, upon the start of school year 2014-2015 due to

1872-447: The paper leak may have been confined to a few alleged beneficiaries. On 7 April 2018, economics teacher Rakesh Kumar and two other employees of a private school in Una, Himachal Pradesh were arrested for leaking the Class 12 economics paper. According to the police, Rakesh Kumar had gone inside the strong room of a bank to pick up packets of computer science question papers but also picked up

1924-576: The paper was too tough. Despite a reportedly heavy offset of +16 (+15 for Delhi), students' marks reduced (especially for 2016), as while the A1 cutoff was stable (90), the A2 cutoff reduced to 77, with other grades also experiencing a dip in cutoff. Moderation can also take the form of giving grace marks to enable students who have scored near the pass mark to pass. This is the reason marks between 25 and 33 are unheard of in subjects like Mathematics, and also explains why

1976-604: The past for inflating students' marks in a hyper-competitive society where even one mark counts, and CBSE is in the process of ending it. In 2017, CBSE informed that it would end moderation entirely, but its decision was challenged by a court case at the Delhi High Court, which ruled that moderation should continue for that year. With the exception of 2018, moderation was applied to account for variations in region sets (as then students in different regions would be answering different question papers). In 2018, when everyone around

2028-498: The police said that Rakesh Kumar, who leaked the class 12 economics paper, had leaked class 10 mathematics paper also. Consequently, the Central Board of Secondary Education has put in place a system of "encrypted" question papers, which are supposed to be printed by the schools half an hour before the exam starts. According to the official website of CBSE, there are 28 government as well as private affiliated schools in different countries outside India. The reason of their establishment

2080-487: The registration form for class 10 CBSE board examination. Candidates will be required to select their choice of test while filling the registration form for CBSE Class 10 board examination 2020. Minister of Education , MoE (previously Minister of Human Resource Department, HRD) amid the coronavirus outbreak had ordered rescheduling of pending examinations. The exams rescheduled were to be conducted between 1 and 15 July. On 26 June, CBSE released as circular which cancelled

2132-506: The remainder in telesecundaria . After completing ninth grade, students will be awarded a Certificado de Educación Secundaria . No examinations are required to graduate. In Norway , ninth grade is the middle grade of lower secondary school, called ungdomsskole (ages 13 to 16). Education up to tenth grade is mandatory for Norwegian students, and courses must align with the national curriculum. Although students must take national standardised tests in numeracy and reading in ninth grade,

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2184-553: The remaining exams and give scores based on the scores of the exams already taken by students. For some students of Delhi, who were able to give 3 or less exams were scored as per their performance in internal exams. This decision came after a judicial ruling. Due to rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in country, CBSE cancelled the board exams of 10th class & postponed the 12th class exams. Like 10th, Class 12th Board Exam 2021 has also been cancelled. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took

2236-557: The results do not affect progression to tenth grade or to admission to upper secondary school. In Pakistan ninth grade is the first year of secondary education, which may be general (four years) or vocational (two years). Students are generally 14–15 years old. The country's constitution provides for free and compulsory education up to grade 10 (age 16), but in practice only around 30% of children attend high school. In all school grades, boys outnumber girls; in 2017, only 13% of Pakistani girls were still in school at ninth grade level. At

2288-467: The school as follows: 2008 2007 Grade 9 Ninth grade (also 9th grade or grade 9 ) is the ninth or tenth year of formal or compulsory education in some countries. It is generally part of middle school or secondary school depending on country. Students in ninth grade are usually 14–15 years old, but in some countries are 15–16. In Afghanistan , ninth grade is the third year of secondary school, which starts in seventh grade. Under

2340-465: The schools approved by central government of India . All State Government schools in Delhi are affiliated with CBSE. There are 1,138 Kendriya Vidyalayas, 3,011 Government Schools, 16,741 Independent Schools, 595 Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalayas and 14 Central Tibetan Schools. CBSE conducts the final examinations for Class 10 and Class 12 every year in the month of February and March. The results are announced by

2392-500: The social studies curriculum, there are a variety of different courses that may be offered depending on school district. For example students may take a geography class, a government class, or a world history class. In the science curriculum, ninth grade students are required, in most areas, to take biology. But they can take different courses before they take Biology such as Integrated Science. . Other forms of sciences such as basic physical science or earth sciences could also be part of

2444-436: The world answered the same questions, this practice was renamed as standardisation, with the CBSE gradually phasing out the practice with the reduction on subjects which were given the offset. In 2018, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Accountancy were given offset of +9, Business Studies given +6, and English given a +3 offset. In 2019, moderation took the effect of giving up to 11 extra marks: The total mark obtained by

2496-732: The world. On 10 November 2017, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared a proposal for creation of a National Testing Agency (NTA) serving as the premier autonomous body for conducting entrance examinations in the country. Beginning in 2018 various exams previously conducted by the CBSE were transferred to the NTA including National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) , Joint Entrance Examination – Main , National Eligibility Test , Central Universities Common Entrance Test and others. For promotion from Secondary level (Class IX-X) to Senior Secondary level (Class XI-XII),

2548-456: The young age of 13. In Portugal, the ninth grade ( nono ano , 9º ano ) is the last year of the three-year lower secondary school program ( 3º Ciclo do Ensino Básico ). Students are generally around 14 years old. It is followed by the tenth grade, the first year of three-year upper secondary education ( Ensino Secundário ). School is free and compulsory in Portugal up to twelfth grade. At

2600-511: Was modified in a bid to make it less 'speedy'. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will now conduct two separate examinations for Mathematics in class 10 board examination starting from 2020 session. The current Mathematics exam is termed as Mathematics (Standard), and an easier version of Mathematics has been introduced, called as Mathematics (Basic). Students taking the latter version may not study Mathematics to any further level. The option of choosing mathematics will be mentioned in

2652-628: Was successfully conducted by CBSE in objective mode from 22 November to 12 December 2021 for Class 10 and from 16 November to 30 December 2021 for Class 12. However, the Term-I examination was criticised by many for having wrong answer keys, tough question papers and wrong or controversial questions with a question being dropped in Sociology exam of class 12 and a paragraph in English Language and Literature exam for class 10 by CBSE following which CBSE dropped

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2704-1031: Was under jurisdiction of Rajputana , Central India and Gwalior . In 1929, the government of India set up a joint Board named Board of High School and Intermediate Education . This included Ajmer , Merwara, Central India, and Gwalior. Later it was confined to Ajmer , Bhopal and Vindhya Pradesh. In 1952, it became the Central Board of Secondary Education. CBSE offers academic subjects in 40 different languages, which are Arabic , Assamese , Bahasa Melayu , Bengali , Bhutia , Bodo , English , French , German , Gujarati , Gurung , Hindi Course-A, Hindi Course-B , Japanese , Kannada , Kashmiri , Lepcha , Limboo , Malayalam , Meitei ( Manipuri ), Marathi , Mizo , Nepali , Odia , Persian , Punjabi , Rai , Russian , Sanskrit , Sindhi , Spanish , Sherpa , Tamang , Tamil , Tangkhul , Telugu AP , Telugu Telangana , Thai , Tibetan , Urdu Course A and Urdu Course B . CBSE affiliates all Kendriya Vidyalayas , all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas , private schools, and most of

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