All India Senior School Certificate Examination

The AISSCE (All India Senior School Certificate Examination), also called Boards in common language, is an examination conducted every year by the Central Board of Secondary Education on behalf of the Government of India.

Not to be confused with the Class 10 counterpart, All India Secondary School Examination.
All India Senior School Certificate Examination
AcronymAISSCE
TypePaper-based standardized test
Developer / administratorCentral Board of Secondary Education
Knowledge / skills testedLanguages, Humanities, Mathematics, Sciences, Skill Subjects, General Studies, Health and Physical Education, Work Experience
PurposeAdmission to undergraduate programs in universities or colleges
Duration3 hours (per subject)
Score / grade range165-500
OfferedYearly
Countries / regionsIndia:
Delhi
Chennai
Guwahati
Ajmer
Panchkula
Allahabad
Patna
Bhubaneswar
Thiruvananthapuram
Dehradun

Middle East:
Bahrain
Iran
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

Foreign:
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Burma
Ethiopia
Indonesia
Iran
Japan
Kuwait
Libya
Malaysia
Nepal
Nigeria
Republic of Benin
Russia
Singapore
Tanzania
Thailand
Uganda
West Africa
LanguagesEnglish/Hindi
Annual number of test takers1218393 (2019)
Prerequisites / eligibility criteriaIntended for Class 12 Students in CBSE-affiliated institutions
Scores / grades used byColleges and universities; for undergraduate programs
Qualification rate83.4% (2019)
Websitecbse.nic.in

Examination

Each subject in the examination is graded out of 100 marks.[1] For subjects like physics, chemistry, geography, biology, etc. in which practical exams are also conducted, 30/20 marks are reserved for practicals and internals and 70/80 marks for the theory exams. From 2020,even in subjects like English, political science, history, regional languages, etc., CBSE issued guidelines to conduct internal assessment for 20 marks for which only the theory exam filled up the 100 marks limit up till 2019. Theory papers are conducted for a duration of 3 hours, while the duration for practical exams depends on the subject.

CBSE issued guidelines for the addition of practical marks to mathematics in March 2019 [2] For practical exams, students have to perform practicals in other schools usually given by CBSE at random in the nearby state or area, maintain their records and attend a viva. The CBSE gives a list of practicals from which students are asked to perform practicals.[3][4]

Results

The results of the examinations is declared in the first week of May. In general, the passing percentage is around 80%.[5] The Delhi High Court has directed the Central Board of Secondary Education and Delhi University to discuss the ways by which the results of Main Exam, Revaluation, and Compartment Exam can be declared earlier than usual so that candidates do not miss the cut-off dates.

In 2020, due to COVID-19 crisis, the exams have been postponed to start from the 4th of May.[6]

References
  1. "CBSE Marking scheme 2016 Class XII".
  2. https://furiousboy.com/cbse-introduces-20-marks-practical-for-class-12-mathematics/
  3. "CBSE Class 12 Physics Practical marking scheme".
  4. "CBSE Board Exams 2020: Guidelines To Change Exam Centre And Eligibility Criteria". The_Hans_India.
  5. "CBSE Class 12 Results".
  6. "Date Sheet of CBSE 12th & 10th Board Exams 2021 (May 4 To June 10): Important Dates Officially Announced". Jagranjosh.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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