CBSE Proficiency Test Certificate

Hello sir here I have come to know about CBSE Proficiency Certificate exam, so can you here tell me who can appear this exam and in which month it will held

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CBSE Proficiency Test measures an individual’s abilities and skills in a domain or subject to know how well he/she has learned, understood and internalised the related concepts and principles.

CBSE Proficiency Test is optional for students.

For appear in CBSE Proficiency Test students must passed Class X in March.

CBSE Proficiency Test will be based on new CCE pattern.


CBSE Proficiency Test is for students who get motivated by Examinations.

CBSE Proficiency Test comprise of Multiple Choice Questions.
Students would have the option to take test in just one subject or more subjects.
The result will declare the students’ percentile instead of percentages.

Fee
One subject Rs. 300/- (Three hundred)
Two subject Rs. 400/- (Four hundred)
Three subjects Rs. 500/- (Five hundred)
Four or Five subjects Rs. 600/- (Six hundred)

Key dates
Monday 20'“ April,2015 English
Tuesday 21“ April,2015 Mathematics
Wednesday 22“d April,2015 Science
Thursday 23'd April,2015 Social Science
Friday 24"“ April, 2015 Hindi


CBSE Proficiency Test info


CBSE/Cons(RPS)/PT/2015 20.01.2015
All Heads of Institutions Circular No. Acad-OS [2015
Affiliated to the Board
Subiect : Conduct of Optional Proficiency Test for class X students
Dear Principal
With the broad objectives of promoting academic excellence and helping students to enhance their
higher mental abilities, the Board has been conducting optional Proficiency Test for class-X
students in all the five main subjects for the past few years. The performance in this test indicates
levels of learning of students in respective subjects and provides feedback to schools for setting
goals, priorities and targets in their future educational processes and practices. The response from
schools has been encouraging as well as satisfying.
About the Proficiency Test
Proficiency Test measures an individual’s abilities and skills in a specific domain or a subject and
reflects as to how well one has learnt, understood or mastered the related concepts in a subject.
Such a test in language may assess a student’s skills in reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary.
Similarly, a test in Mathematics may focus on assessing skills of mathematical thinking,
mathematical reasoning and procedural techniques followed by students in problem solving and a
science test may focus on assessing application of concepts and principals to analyse a given
situation and solve real life problems. The test in Social Science. similarly, may assess students’
ability to examine a given situation critically and apply related concepts to Social issues and
concerns.
The key testing elements of this test include comparing, classifying, solving, translating,
interpreting. analysing. synthesising, creating, justifying and evaluating.
Key Features of Proficiency Test
0 It is optional in nature. Only those students who wish to take this test willingly may appear.
0 It will be conducted in the month of April, 2015 as per the following schedule.
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Day Date Subject
Monday 20'“ April,2015 English
Tuesday 21“ April,2015 Mathematics
Wednesday 22“d April,2015 Science
Thursday 23'dApril,2015 Social Science
Friday 24"“ April,2015 Hindi
o It will be conducted in all the five main subjects studied by a student in class-X. However. a
student may appear in one or more subjects depending upon his/her choice.
' There will be a separate test in every subject. One test will be held on a single day.
0 It will be a paper-pen test to be administered on the same day across all willing schools in
the country.
0 Students wishing to appear in this test are required to pay separate registration fee. It is
hoped that the school has submitted the related information and deposited the
requisite registration fee for the same at the time of submission of class-X LOC. No
fresh request in this regard will be accepted at the stage.
0 Any student studying in secondary or senior secondary school affiliated to CBSE and
appearing in March, 2015 final examination (School conducted or Board Conducted) is
eligible to appear in this test.
' 0 Every student appearing in the test will be issued a separate certificate by the Board
indicating percentile rank.
Format of the Question Paper
0 All questions will be of multiple choice type with only single correct answer. A student will
be required to mark the answers on a given OMR sheet.
0 Question paper in every subject will carry 100 marks.
0 The duration of the test in every subject will be 21/; hours.
0 The test will be based on classes IX-X syllabus in the subject prescribed by CBSE.
I The questions included in the question paper will be of varying difficulty level.
n The typology of questions will be different from the type of questions asked in conventional
final examination conducted by the Board at the end of Class-X. The test will not include
any direct recall, information-based or memory —based questions. It will only include
questions to assess students’ skills and abilities to apply understanding of concepts to
analyse a given situation or an unfamiliar everyday life problem.
i There is no negative marking for wrong answers. However. more than one answer indicated
against a question will be deemed as incorrect response and will be negatively marked.
The following salient points for taking the tests may be taken note of:
a) Only those students are allowed to take the proposed test (s) who have applied through the
schools and paid requisite fee.
b) A student will have to appear from the same city/place where his/her school is located. The
examination will be conducted only at pre-decided centres as per Class-X Board examination.
c) The timings of the test will be from 10.30 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. in every subject.
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The above information may be brought to the notice of all concerned. For any further information
in this regard, the schools may contact CTET Unit, CBSE at ctet cbse. win or Consultant
CBSE at science.cbse@gmail.com .
Thanking you,
Yours Sincerely,
QM
R.P. Sharma
Consultant (CBSE)
Copy with a request to respective Heads of Directorates/KVSfNVS/CTSA as indicated below
to also disseminate the information to all concerned schools under their jurisdiction:
1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, lS-Institutional Area, Shaheed Jeet Singh
Marg, New Delhi-1 10016.
2.- The Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, B-15, Sector-62, Institutional Area, Noida-
201309.
3. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat,
Delhi-l 10 054.
4. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh-
160 017.
. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim — 737101.
. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar — 791 1 11
. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair - 744101.
. The Director of Education, S.I.E,, CBSE Cell, VIP Road, Junglee Ghat, P.O. 744103, A&N
Islands
9. The Secretary, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESS Plaza, Community Centre, Sector 3
Rohini. Delhi-1 10085. .
10. All Regional Directors/ 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.
1]. All Associate Professor & Additional Directors/ Advisors/ Consultants
12. All Additional Director/ Joint Director! Deputy Director/ Assistant Director, Vocational Cell,
C BSE
13. The Research Officer (Technology) with the request to put this circular on the CBSE websites.
14. A11 Assistant Professor & Joint Directors ,CBSE
15. All Assistant Professor & Deputy Directors, CBSE
16. The Deputy Director (Examination & Reforms), CBSE
17. The Assistant Librarian,CBSE
18. The Public Relations Officer, CBSE
19. The Hindi Officer, CBSE
20. PS to Chairman, CBSE
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21. PS to Secretary, CBSE
22. SO to Controller of Examinations, CBSE
23. PS to Director(Special Exams and CTET), CBSE
24. PA to Professor & Director (Academics, Research, Training & Innovation),CBSE
25. PA to Director (Information Technology)
26. PA to Director (EDUSAT)
19M
Consultant (CBSE)