Pass marks reduced in CISCE Examinations for Class X & Class XII

Ministry of Human Resource Development

PASS MARKS REDUCED IN CISCE EXAMINATIONS FOR CLASS X & CLASS XII

9 MAR 2018

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has informed that it has reduced the pass marks for the Class X from 35% to 33% and for class XII from 40% to 35% from the Examination year 2018 onwards.

The CISCE has informed that this year (ISC year 2018 Examination) the Indian School Certificate (ISC) practical examinations were evaluated in the School on the days of the respective practical examination, as against the earlier practice of evaluating them at the centralized marking centers.
The requisite details are given hereunder:-

Sr. No.	Class	Numbers of Students
(i)	X (ICSE)	1,84,253
(ii)	XII (ISC)	'81,758

This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Shri Upendra Kushwaha today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.