The CBSE optional exam for class 12th is proposed to be conducted in the month of September. The dates will be announced later. 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 CBSE website

In its notification, the CBSE has said that the schools will have to submit a LOC for Compartment Examination in respect of regular students, both for Class XII and Class X through e-Pariksha, CBSE.nic.in, adding that “only those candidates whose name is submitted through the online process shall be allowed to appear for the examinations proposed to be conducted in September 2020”.

The marks obtained by a candidate in these optional examinations will be treated as final for those who have opted to take these examinations, reads an official statement of CBSE.

“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:

Candidates of class 12th whose result has been declared 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 exam. They can improve their performance in the optional exam. Such students will be issued a consolidated mark sheet.

How to submit online submission of Form by schools

Generate a list of candidates from school login.

Select Roll No. and Subject of the candidate who wants to appear in Optional Examinations.

Finalize 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 the Final list for keeping in the record in the school.

A total of 88.78% of students cleared the CBSE class 12th exam. The result was declared on July 15. The evaluation was done based on the new assessment scheme. According to the four-pointer scheme, marks have been awarded on the basis of marks scored by a student in his or her best performing subjects According to the assessment scheme, students were divided into four categories:

First Category: The students who sat in tests for all their subjects; their results have been declared on the basis of their performance in all the papers.

Second Category: Those who had appeared for more than three subjects. They have been awarded marks for subjects they did not appear for, based on the average of the marks obtained by them in the three best performing subjects.

Third Category:  The students who appeared in only three subjects. For them, the average of marks obtained in the two best performing subjects has been awarded in the subjects whose examinations were not conducted.

Fourth Category: Students who were mainly from the February riot-affected northeast Delhi region, where exams had to be postponed. The results of these students have been declared on the basis of their performance in the subjects they took the test for, besides their performance in internal or practical project assessment.

E- Pariksha Link for CBSE schools

Private students can click here to apply for the optional exam.