CBSE 12th Improvement Exam 2020: Know how to apply; who can apply & other details
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While the regular students have to apply through their schools, the private students get the provision to apply online at the official website of CBSE, i.e. cbse.nic.in.
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) commenced the online application process for the CBSE 12th students who wish to appear in the optional exam to improve their marks. The last date to apply for the CBSE 12th improvement exam is August 22. While the regular students have to apply through their schools, the private students get the provision to apply online at the official website of CBSE, i.e. cbse.nic.in. The CBSE optional exam for class 12th is likely to be conducted in the month of September. The dates will be announced later. According to the official notice, schools will be informed about the date of downloading of admit cards while the private candidates will be able to download the admit card from the website at www.cbse.nic.in.
Students must note that the marks obtained by a candidate in these optional examinations will be treated as final for those who have opted to take these examinations. Schools also have to submit a list of candidates (LOC) for optional exam through e-Pariksha link from August 13 onwards.
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“A candidate will be examined only in the syllabus as prescribed for the year of examination. Students must go through the eligibility and pass criteria as well as curriculum for the year of examination and scheme of studies carefully before filling the form,” CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj said.
Who can apply?
Class 12 students who got their CBSE 12th Results 2020 based on the assessment scheme in the subjects for which examination was scheduled from July 1 to 15, 2020 can appear for the optional exam, if they are not satisfied with their scores. They can improve their performance in the optional exam. Such students will be issued a consolidated mark sheet.
How CBSE private candidates can apply?
- Go to the official website of CBSE, i.e. cbse.mnic.in
- Find and click on the link to apply online (for private candidates)
- On the left side of the homepage, click on the tab that reads IOP/NC (Class 12)
- Key in your roll number, school number (5-digit), centre number, year of examination and class (as mentioned in the admit card)
- Click on Proceed.
- Enter your address and select the subject (Class XII only)
- Submit the application and note down “Application ID”. IV. Upload your recent Colour Photograph (max size 50 KB; JPG) and Signature (max size 4 KB; JPG)
How Regular Candidates can submit forms via schools?
Regular candidates can apply for CBSE 12th improvement exam via their respective schools online. After getting information from all the candidates, schools have to follow the steps mentioned below to send names of the candidates for improvement exams to the Board.
- Generate a list of candidates from school login
- Select Roll No. and Subject of candidates who want to appear in Optional Examinations
- Finalise the selection and note down “Application ID” generated
- Enter roll no. of candidates desirous of appearing for the optional examination. Details will be auto-generated
- Generate Final list for keeping in the record in the school
A total of 88.78% of students cleared the CBSE class 12th exam. The Board declared the CBSE 12th Results 2020 on July 15. The evaluation was done based on the new assessment scheme. According to the four-pointer scheme, marks were awarded on the basis of marks scored by a student in his or her best performing subjects.
For more details, check the official notification HERE .
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