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CBSE/ACAD/Dir(Arti)/2013

Circular No: Acad-73/2013 Dated : November 06, 2013

All the Heads of Institutions affiliated to CBSE, Subject: Modified syllabus-2014 , Design of assessment and sample questions in the subjects Hindi (A), Hindi (B), English(Communicative), English(Language and Literature), Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences and Sanskrit to be used for Summative Assessment- II, March- 2014 Class X. Dear Principal, Further to circular number Acad-46/2012 regarding introduction of Value based questions in the design of question papers in all major subjects in classes IX-X in SA-II w.e.f. academic session 2012-13, the following information needs to be shared with all teachers, students and parents 1. Value based questions have been added to the extent of only 3 to 5 marks in major subjects given above. 2. Modified syllabus enclosed must be referred to and not Curriculum Document 2014 for the above mentioned subjects. Please find enclosed with this circular the modified syllabus (only with minor modifications), design of QP and exemplar items in the subjects as given below: S No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Subject English (Communicative) English(Language and Literature) Hindi (Course A) Hindi (Course B) Mathematics Sanskrit Science Social Sciences Code No 002 184 101 085 041 122 086 087 Annexure A B C D E F G H

You are requested to arrange for wide dissemination in all the subjects among all students, teachers and parents. You may also take a special staff meeting to ensure that all the teachers have properly studied and understood the changes made and plan their teaching accordingly. It is also advised that the content of the circular must be displayed at a prominent place in the school for the benefit of all students. Yours Sincerely, Sd/(Dr. Sadhana Parashar) Director (Academic, Research, Training & Innovation) Copy to the respective Heads of Directorates, Organizations and Institutions as indicated below with a request to disseminate the information to all the schools under their jurisdiction:

1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18-Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet

Singh Marg, New Delhi-110016. 2. The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, B-15, Sector-62, Institutional Area, Noida201 309. 3. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi-110 054. 4. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh-160017. 5. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim 737 101. 6. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar 791 111. 7. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair-744101. 8. The Secretary, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESS ESS Plaza, Community Centre, Sector-3, Rohini, Delhi-110085. 9. All the Regional Officers of CBSE with the request to send this circular to all the Heads of the affiliated schools of the Board in their respective regions. 10. The Education Officers/AEOs of the Academic Branch, CBSE. 11. The Research Officer (Technology) with the request to put this circular on the CBSE website. 12. The Library and Information Officer, CBSE. 13. PS to Chairman, CBSE. 14. SO to CE, CBSE. 15. PS to Secretary, CBSE 16. PS to Director (Spl. Exam) 17. PA to Professor & Director (Academic, Research, Training & Innovation) 18. PS to HOD (AIEEE) 19. PS to HO (Edusat) 20. PRO, CBSE.

Director (Academic, Research, Training & Innovation)