Class 9th and 11th annual exams are now scrapped as per the latest notification. The Delhi Department of Education, DoE, has announced an extension of the 9th and 11th grade student promotion policy, issued in 2020-21. Delhi public and private school students in grades 9 and 11 will also be promoted under the same policy for the 2021-2022 academic year.
According to the DoE, in view of the “exceptional circumstances” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the promotion policy has been extended to 9th and 11th class students in private and public schools in Delhi. “In light of the exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, the revised 2020-21 promotion policy will also be extended to the 2021-22 semester,” said Himanshu Gupta, Director of Education.
Class 9th and 11th Annual Exams Marking Scheme
Under the direct promotion policy of 2020-21, results of 9th and 11th Class students will be calculated for promotion to the next grade (Classes 10, 12) on the basis of the marks obtained by them in –
- Marks of Term 1 mid-term exams
- Marks of the Term 2 final exam
- Marks of Internal assessments, projects
- Marks in practical exams
The passing criteria for students is 33% (33 points out of 100) for each of the five subjects studied by the student. Students are also entitled to receive up to 15 grace marks to reach at least 33% of the criteria in one or more subjects. This is done only to promote students in classes 9 and 11 to the next class.
The 2020-21 students promotion policy also requires students to qualify for additional courses of their choice before taking the CBSE Board exams Class 10 and 12. If a Class 9 student does not achieve 33% in one language, the third Language of the student’s choice will be replaced with the one that the student cannot pass In Class 10. In accordance with this policy, technical subjects chosen by 9th class students will not be replaced by 10th year electives, such as mathematics, Natural science, Social sciences, Music, Home Science and Art.
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Class 9th and 11th Result Declaration
Schools that have conducted second semester exams in the hybrid mode are allowed to calculate their grades based on the grades obtained by the students. In cases where the student has not attended semester 2 exams due to parental consent or the school does not conduct an offline/online exam, the policy requires the school to take an offline exam after March 3 and calculate scores on the basis of the same.
As per the policy, “If for any reason a student is unable to take the I or II term exams, or scores less than 33 percent in one or more subjects, he or she will be eligible to appear in the ‘compartment exams’ to be held after 31st March.”
The compartment exams will be conducted according to the syllabus, weightage and syllabus of the term 2 annual exams.