class-9 - NBSE

PART - A: ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES 1. Admission of students to a registered institution of the NBSE:
1.1 A student seeking admission to a class in a registered institution
will be eligible for admission to that class if he:- (i) has been studying in an institution registered with NBSE or member
Board of Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE),
(ii) has passed qualifying or equivalent qualifying examination making
him eligible for admission to that class and
(iii) produces: -
(a) Pupil Cumulative Record (PCR).
(a migrating student shall produce the School Leaving
Certificate or Transfer Certificate signed by the Head of the
Institution last attended and countersigned by the District
Education Officer or his equivalent), and
(b) Certificate(s) in support of having passed the qualifying or
equivalent qualifying examination.
Explanation: -
(a) A person who has been studying in an institution which is not a member
Board of COBSE shall not be admitted to any class of the registered
institutions on the basis of certificate(s) of such unrecognized
institutions attended by him earlier.
(b) 'Qualifying Examination' means the passing of that examination which
makes a student eligible for admission to the next higher class.
(c) 'Equivalent Examination' means an examination conducted by a
recognised Board/ University and is recognised by NBSE as equivalent to
the corresponding examination conducted by this Board. 1.2 No person who is under the sentence of rustication or is expelled from
any Board/ University/School or is debarred from appearing in the
examination for whatever reason by any Board/University shall be
admitted to any class nor shall be permitted to appear at any
examination under NBSE. 1.3 No student shall be admitted or promoted to any subsequent higher class
unless he has completed the regular course of study of the class to
which he was admitted at the beginning of the academic session and has
passed the examination at the end of the concerned academic session,
qualifying him for promotion to the next higher class. 1.4 No student shall be admitted in Class XI or above in an institution
registered with the Board after the specified date.
The candidate shall complete the required percentage of attendance
(80%) for each class to make him eligible for the examinations. 5. Admission: Specific Requirements Admission to Class XI in a registered institution shall be given
only to such a student who has passed: -
The High School Leaving Certificate Examination (Class X) conducted by
this Board or an equivalent examination conducted by a member Board of
COBSE and recognised by this Board as equivalent to its High School
Leaving Certificate Examination.
1.6 Admission to Class XII
i) Admission to Class XII shall be given to students who:
~ has completed a regular course of study for Class XI, and
~ has passed Class XI examination from an institution registered
with NBSE.
(ii) Admission to migrating students to Class XII is not allowed.
However, the Chairman shall have the authority to decide
direct admission to Class XII on special circumstances.
2. Admission to Examinations
2.1 Admission to Examinations: Regular Candidate
Regular candidates will be allowed to appear the Higher Secondary
School Leaving Certificate Examination who had submitted their duly
completed applications for admission to the concerned examination,
and/or his name in the manner prescribed by the Board, along with the
prescribed fee forwarded to the Controller of Examinations by the Head
of the Institution.
2.2 Management of Examinations
(i) It is mandatory for an institution registered with the Board to
follow the rules and guidelines of the Management of Examinations
of the Board.
(ii) No registered institution shall endeavor to present the
candidates who are not enrolled as on 1st July nor will it
present the candidates of its unregistered institutions to any of
the Board's Examinations.
(iii) If the Board has reasons to believe that a registered
institution is not following the Board's rules and norms, the
Board will resort to penalties as deemed fit.
2.3 A Regular course of Study
i) The expression "a regular course of study" means at least 80% of
attendance in the classes held, counted from the day of
commencing/teaching of Class XI / XII, up to the 1st of the month
preceding the month in which the examination of the
Institution/Board commences.
Candidates taking up a subject(s) involving practicals shall
also be required to have at least 80% of the total attendance for
practical work in the subject in the laboratory.
Heads of institutions shall not allow a candidate who has opted
subject(s) involving practicals to take the practical
examination(s) unless candidate fulfill the attendance
requirements as given in this Rule.
(ii) The candidates who had failed in the same examination in the
preceding year and who rejoins Class XI/ XII shall be required to
put in 80% of attendance calculated from the 1st of the month
following the publication of the result of that examination by the
Institution/Board up to the 1st of the month preceding the month in
which the examination of the Institution/Board commences. 2.4 Requirement of attendance in subjects of Internal Assessment i) No student from a registered institution shall be eligible to take
the examination unless he has completed 80% of attendance counted
from the opening of Class XI / XII up to the 1st of the month
preceding the month in which the examination of the
Institution/Board commences in the subjects of internal assessment.
(ii) The Chairman, NBSE shall have powers to condone shortage of
attendance in subjects of internal assessment. 2.5 Rules for Condonation of shortage of attendance
i) Shortage of attendance up to 15% only may be condoned by the
Chairman. Cases of candidates with attendance below 65% in Class
XII shall be considered for condonation of shortage of attendance
by the Chairman only in exceptional circumstances created on
medical grounds, such as candidates suffering from serious diseases
like Cancer, AIDS, T.B. or any other disease or injury requiring
long period of hospitalization.
(ii) The head of registered institution shall refer a case of
shortage within the above prescribed limit of condonation to the
Board, either with the recommendations or with valid reasons for
not recommending the case.
(iii) The following may be considered valid reasons for recommending
the cases of the candidates with attendance less than
the prescribed percentage:
(a) prolonged illness;
(b) loss of parents/legal guardian or some other such incident
leading to his absence from the school and meriting special
considerations;
(c) any other reason of similar serious nature; and
d) authorized participation and/or representation of the State in
sponsored Tournaments, Sports Meets, Seminars, Exhibitions,
etc. of not less than inter school level, NCC, Scouts & Guides
and NSS Camps, etc. within or outside the state. The days of
journey for such participation shall be counted as full
attendance. 2.6 Detention of eligible candidates
The Heads of the registered institutions can detain candidates
from appearing the examination of the Board on account of any of the
following reasons:
(i) if there is no sign of academic improvement or if the student
has a deteriorating performance in the weekly/monthly tests and
terminal examinations.
(ii) gross misconduct and insubordination to the institutional
authority. (iii) failure to attend coaching classes. (iv) non-payment of fees (school fees, examination fees, etc.).
(v) failure to abide by the rules of the institution.
(vi) or any other reason which the head of the institution
necessitates to take an action.
2.7. Admission to Examinations : Private Candidates
(i) A candidate who had failed at the Higher Secondary School Leaving
Certificate Examination of the Board will be eligible to reappear
at a subsequent examination as a private candidate. However, if the
syllabus & textbooks are changed/revised, he shall have to appear
in the current course and NOT the old course.
(ii) Private candidates shall not be allowed to opt/appear a subject
(even if the subject is one of the subjects for the said
examination) which he has not taken or studied as a regular
student.
(iii) Those regular candidates who have failed at the Class XI
Promotion Examination of the NBSE or any other member Board of
COBSE shall not be perm