CCE Manual VI - VIII - CBSE

Chapter 3CCE in Middle SchoolLevelEmergence of the Concept in CBSEThe Central Board of Secondary Education has introducedthe scheme of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluationin its schools in a phased manner.Continuous and Comprehensive EvaluationIn 2004, CCE was implemented in primary classes at I-V(Vide Circulars No. 5/18/25/04). Besides doing away withthe concept of pass/ fail system upto class V, the assessmentfocused on the positive aspects of the child’s developmentduring this stage. Accordingly Achievement Records forthe primary classes (for Classes I & II and Classes III to V)were also developed and recommended to schools withthe objective of facilitating holistic learning. As a followup, the Board decided to extend CCE to classes VI to VIIIin 2006 (Circular No. 2/06).In the year 2000, the Board implemented the concept ofan independent Certificate of School Based Evaluation tobe awarded by the school to all students who passedCBSE Class X Examination. This certificate was awardedin addition to the Board’s regular certificate and marksstatement related to external examination. It carried afootnote that a certificate of CCE is being issued by theschool and should be studied for judging the totalpersonality of the student. Besides Scholastic Areas, Co-Scholastic Areas were included in CCE for assessmentover a continuous period of two years i.e. Classes IX and X.22