Tag: Class 9

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) recently released the R3 Language Assessment Framework. According to the board, the third language, referred to as R3, will be assessed only through internal school-based exams of Class 9 and 10, eliminating the need for the R3 CBSE board exam. The revised policy will apply to Class 9 students in the current academic session — 2026-27 — and to Class 10 in 2027-28. What happens if students don’t clear R3 in Class 9? Students who don’t clear the R3 internal exam in Class 9 will still be promoted to Class 10, but must ... Read more

A report submitted to the Union Education Ministry suggests that a student’s performance in Classes 9th, 10th, and 11th should be considered when awarding final marks in Class 12th. The proposal by PARAKH, a unit in NCERT aimed at standardising assessment by school boards across the country, suggests that the performance in the three classes be evaluated based on examination and continuing classwork in the Class 12th report cards. The national assessment regulator, PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development), was set up in NCERT on February 8, 2024, as an independent constituent unit to fulfil ... Read more