REGULATIONS INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION THE COUNCIL Examinations Origin 6. The Council conducts the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education, the Indian School 1. The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations was established in 1958 by the Certificate and the Certificate of Vocational University of Cambridge Local Examinations Education, Examinations. Syndicate with the assistance of the Inter-State 7. There is a Committee on Examinations and Board for Anglo-Indian Education. It is registered Subject Committees for receiving suggestions, under the Societies Registration Act No. XXI of drawing up and revising syllabuses. The Council 1860. has its own teams of trained examiners, specialists Recognition and competent advisers. 2. The Delhi Education Act, 1973, passed by Parliament, in Chapter I under Definitions Section INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE 2 (s), recognises the Council as a body conducting EXAMINATION public examinations. CHAPTER 1 Constituents A. Introduction 3. The Council has been so constituted as to secure 1. The Indian School Certificate Examination suitable representation of: Government of India, has been designed as an examination, through Governments responsible for affiliated schools in the medium of English, in accordance with their State/Territories, the Inter-State Board for the recommendations of the New Education Anglo-Indian Education, the Association of Indian Policy 1986, after a two-year course of studies Universities, the Association of Heads of beyond the Indian Certificate of Secondary Anglo-Indian Schools, the Indian Public Schools’ Education (Year-10) Examination or its Conference, the Association of Schools for the equivalent. Indian School Certificate (ASISC) Examination 2. Private candidates are not permitted to appear and members co-opted by the Executive for the examination. Committee of the Council. B. Academic Year Administration The beginning of the academic year in Schools 4. The Council is administered by an Executive affiliated to the Council shall be from the middle Committee consisting of the Chairman and four of March and the first week of June each year. members. The Chief Executive and Secretary of However, the Hill schools may begin the the Council is the ex-officio Secretary of the academic year from February each year. Committee. C. Conditions of eligibility for admission to 5. The Chief Executive and Secretary acts as Class XI Secretary to the Council under the authority of the Chairman. Subject to the overall control of the 1. Candidates who have been awarded Pass Council and the Executive Committee, the Chief Certificates in the Indian Certificate of Executive and Secretary exercises all powers of Secondary Education Examination with the Council related to the administration of the passes in five subjects including English are examinations in accordance with the provisions of eligible to be admitted for preparation in the Regulations and other rules and procedures courses of study leading to the Indian School approved by the Council from time to time and for Certificate Examination. the time being in force. 1 2. (a) The eligibility of candidates who have Candidates may be entered only by the school been awarded Pass Certificates in an they are attending and in this respect, the equivalent examination conducted by decision of the Head of the School is final. another Examining Board will be decided 2. Candidates who are entered as school by the Chief Executive and Secretary of candidates in accordance with (1) above, and the Council. The conditions of eligibility who were not awarded Pass Certificates may are as follows: be admitted to Class XII by 31st August, under (i) The candidate must have been intimation to the Council, at an affiliated and awarded a Pass Certificate in registered school, prior to the year of the accordance with the requirements of examination, provided such a candidate fulfils the Board at an equivalent all other conditions as per the Regulations. examination. 3. Candidates entered as school candidates in (ii) The candidate must have obtained accordance with 1 or 2 above and who are not pass marks in accordance with the awarded Pass Certificates will be permitted to Regulations of the Board in English re-appear for the examination without further and four other written subjects. attendance at an affiliated and registered school only once in the year following their (b) Heads of Schools may ADMIT failure but not thereafter. PROVISIONALLY in Class XI, a candidate who has been thus awarded a Such candidates can be entered online for the Pass Certificate by another Examining examination by the Heads of those Schools Board. On granting provisional from where these candidates had appeared for admission, they must submit online to the the examination in the previous year and were Council immediately, certified true copies not awarded a Pass Certificate. of the Statement of Marks issued to the 4. Candidates who have been awarded Pass candidate by the Examining Board. Certificates will be permitted to enter for a Supplementary Pass Certificate in any/all of The Council will inform the school about the subjects offered for the ISC examinations the eligibility status of the candidate earlier by the candidates (provided that the online. subjects under consideration are still being D. Last date for regularising admission to offered for the examination in the year in Class XI of ISC which the candidates wish to enter), without The last date for regularising admission to further attendance at an affiliated and Class XI of ISC is August 31, each year. registered school OR after studying an additional subject(s) for two years. Such candidates can be entered for the examination E. Conditions of Entry online through the Heads of Schools from 1. Entry to the Indian School Certificate which the candidates appeared originally for Examination in the case of eligible candidates the ISC examination. who are being entered for the first time is 5. Candidates who were not awarded Pass restricted to candidates with a minimum of Certificates may appear for the 75% attendance of the working days during Compartmental Examination to be held in each year of the two-year course at school(s) July in any ONE subject in which they have affiliated to the Council and registered for the not secured the Pass Mark i.e. 35%. To be Indian School Certificate Examination. The eligible to appear for the Compartmental last date of computing attendance at schools is Examination, the candidates should have January 31, of each of the two-year course. secured the Pass Mark in English and two 2 other subjects in the ISC Examination. For (a) on account of illness of the candidates, duly further details refer to Chapter V on page 11. certified by a registered medical practitioner; 5. There is no age limit for candidates taking the OR examination. (b) at the express written request of the parents/legal guardians of the candidates. F. Minimum Attendance Requirement H. Syllabuses Candidates whose attendance is below 75% of the working days are ordinarily not eligible to sit for It is mandatory for the Heads of Schools to the examination. However, the Chief Executive ensure that all candidates registered for and Secretary has the authority to condone the the examination download a copy of the shortage of attendance in the case of candidates Regulations and Syllabuses for the year of the whose minimum attendance is not less than 60% examination in which they are appearing, from of the working days in each year of the two-year the Council’s website www.cisce.org, for their course. This is inclusive of absence due to illness reference. and other special circumstances. Heads of Schools I. Scope of Selected Syllabuses may represent, to the Chief Executive and Secretary, cases of candidates who deserve special The scope of selected syllabuses of the Indian consideration for condonation of shortage of School Certificate Examination is included in the attendance in Class XI and / or XII, provided that document “Regulations and Syllabuses”. the attendance of such candidates is not less than J. Disqualification 60% of the working days, during each year of the two-year course. If any of the Regulations made herein and for the conduct of the examination is not adhered to, the Further, the Chief Executive and Secretary may condone the shortage of attendance in the case of candidate or candidates concerned may be candidates whose minimum attendance is below disqualified. 60% in exceptional cases i.e.: (i) In no case, the Heads of affiliated schools (i) on Psychological / Medical Grounds such as shall detain eligible candidates who meet the serious illnesses requiring long period of pass criteria and have the required attendance treatment / hospitalization. from appearing at the ISC Examination. (ii) authorized participation in sports at State or (ii) No affiliated school shall endeavour to National level organized by recognized Sports present candidates who are not on its roll Authorities. nor will it present candidates of its (iii) other unforeseen and special circumstances. unaffiliated branch/school to any of the Council’s examinations. The Chief Executive and Secretary would subsequently report the matter to the Executive If the Council has reasons to believe that an Committee of the Council. affiliated school is not following the Regulations mentioned above, the Council shall take necessary The last date for computing attendance at school action against it as per the Rules & Regulations. is January 31st, of each of the two years. G. Withdrawal of Candidates Candidates may be withdrawn at any time prior to the commencement of the examination, provided that, once the entries have been acknowledged as accepted by the Council's office, Heads of Schools may only withdraw candidates: 3 CHAPTER II Note: The following subject combinations are not IMPORTANT NOTE: The responsibility for the permitted for the ISC Examination: correct selection of subjects by candidates to meet (i) Physics with Engineering Science.