CHAPTER IV
A. General Arrangements
1. Date of examination: The printed timetable will be made available to all schools well before the examination.
2. Centres of examination: Centres for each town or area will be arranged by Heads of Schools concerned in consultation with the Council.
3. Registration Forms: Registration forms will be supplied to schools in June/July on application for registration to Class IX.
The forms and charges must be sent to the Council, New Delhi, by the specified date. Late entries will not be accepted.
4. Confirmation/Correction of Entries: Confirmation / Correction of Entries shall be sent to schools in July/August.
5. Transfers: The transfer of a candidate from a centre in one town to a centre in another town will be allowed only within the same examination and for reasons accepted as adequate and on payment of a special charge. An additional charge may be made if it is necessary to send copies of question papers by air to the centre of transfer. Applications, naming the town to which a transfer is desired, should reach the Council's office two months before the commencement of the examination.
6. Name and date of Birth: Special attention must be paid to entering correctly the name and date of birth of candidates. The Certificate will show the 'Date of Birth' as certified by the Principal of the School at the time of entry. No subsequent change in the name or date of birth will be permitted, except, if:
(i) the Council's office makes a mistake in copying the Name/Date of Birth from the Registration Form on to the Certificate, and
(ii)(a) the Principal of the candidate’s schools certifies with due justification that he made a mistake in entering the Name/Date of Birth in the Registration Form or that after satisfying himself of the need to do so he has changed the school records.
(b) The Council will examine the Correction of the Name/Date of Birth will be examined by the Council provided the application is made within a period of one year of passing the ICSE Examination.
7. Entries for less than a certificate: Candidates who have obtained Pass Certificates of the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education may subsequently enter for one or more subjects. A candidate who reaches the pass standard in the subject/subjects offered will receive a Supplementary Pass Certificate.
8. Examination Charges:* The scale of charges will be notified separately. Bank Drafts should be made payable to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi. Payment should be sent at the time of submitting the Confirmation / Correction of Entries.
Candidates will be required to pay for Migration Certificates.
Arrangements for practical examinations and visits of examiners are made by the Heads of Schools, with the approval of the Council. No charges are payable to the Council for these, but there may be a special local fee to cover the cost.
9. Refunds:
(a) Refunds may be made in respect of candidates who may be withdrawn from the examination provided that the Head of the School notifies the Council not later than the specified date. The Council does not undertake to arrange for refunds to be made in cases where notification is received later than that date. No refund can be made for a candidate who has taken any part of the examination.
(b) The refund will amount to half the amount of the subject charge already paid.
(c) Refunds will ordinarily be made in the month following the declaration of results.
10. Infectious diseases: Candidates who have been exposed to any infectious disorder cannot be examined at a centre unless they are out of quarantine.
Provided that a candidate suffering from an infectious disease if declared medically fit to sit for the examination may be permitted to appear for the examination after proper arrangements are made for his/her isolation and separate supervision. The scripts should be packed in separate envelopes and the school should seek the advice of the Medical Officer incharge with regard to the fumigation of the scripts before their dispatch to the Council.
11. Time allowance of question papers: Any time specially allocated for reading through question papers or studying maps will be stated on the question papers.
12. Materials to be provided for by candidates: Candidates must provide for pencils, eraser, mathematical and dissecting instruments and painting materials. They are required to write their answers with pens and black ink; fountain pens and ballpoint pens may be used, but pencils may be used only for diagrams. The use of slide rules is permitted in science subjects, but candidates using them should state this on their scripts and should be warned of the possible loss of accuracy involved. Information such as formulae or other data which appears on slide rules must be securely covered before they are taken into the examination room. Mathematical tables will be provided; candidates are not allowed to take mathematical tables into the examination room. The use of electronic, hand, desk or other types of calculators is not permitted.
13. School estimates: Principals of schools may submit school estimates on a special form available from the Council's office for any candidate for whom special consideration is asked because of illness or other difficulty experienced during the examination.
14. Statement of results: Special charges are payable to the Council for the issue of a certifying statement of an examination result; this amount should be forwarded with the application. The statement will normally be sent to the authority to whom it has to be produced.
15. Textbooks: No special editions of books are prescribed except those that are mentioned specifically; the Council cannot undertake to recommend textbooks.
16. Standards in Subjects: In every subject, unless otherwise stated, standards will be assessed on the performance in the different papers in the subjects.
17. Clarity and neatness: Attention is called to the fact that the ability of candidates to express themselves clearly and to present their answers neatly and accurately is taken into account in assessing their work in all subjects.
B. Special Papers and Alternative Syllabuses
The Council is prepared to consider requests for special papers:
(i) in a subject for which no provision is made in these regulations,
(ii) on a syllabus different from that prescribed in one of the subjects of the examination. Such papers and syllabuses must be of an equal standard with those to which they are proposed as alternatives.
Special charges to cover the extra cost involved will normally be payable for each paper especially made for a small number of candidates. Applications should be made to the Council at least two years before the examination is to take place.
C. Equivalence and Recognition
Will be notified separately.
D. Internal Assessment
All subjects have components of internal assessment, as detailed in Chapter II, that are carried out by schools, on the basis of assignments/project work, practicals and course work. These marks are added to the component of the external examination set and marked by the Council.
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* The Council reserves the right to increase the charges, should this prove necessary.
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