CBSE has decided to follow an interdisciplinary approach in value education where values are intermingled with the content of all the major subjects in classes IX, X, XI and XII .
For Classes IX-X
The Board has decided to assess students for 5 percent weighting in each subject at the Summative Assessment level in Classes IX and X through questions which will be integrated with the content of the subject and analysed on the basis of the values it reflects.
The questions will be for 5 marks in a question paper of 100 marks and 3-4 marks in a question paper of 70-90 marks. This will be effective from the Summative Assessments-II 2012-2013 in classes IX, X. The Board Exam in 2013 for Classes X (Summative-II) will also have such questions. The modified Structure of Examination with a pool of exemplar Questions in all five subjects of classes IX and X will be uploaded very shortly on the website.
For Classes XI-XII
The Board has decided to assess students for 5 percent weighting in the major subjects (English, Hindi, Mathematics, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Accountancy, History, Geography, Business Studies, Entrepreneurship and Economics) in classes XI and XII through questions which will be integrated with the content of the subject and analysed on the basis of the values it reflects.
The questions will be for 5 marks in a question paper of 100 marks and 3-4 marks in a question paper of 70-90 marks. This will be effective from the final examinations in classes XI and XII. The Board Exam in 2013 for Classes XII will also have such questions. Schools are requested to make it a part of their assessment in Grade XI. The modified Sample Question Papers in all major subjects of classes XI and XII will be uploaded very shortly on the website.
The Board has constantly been working in the area of value education and as a part of it had brought out Handbooks on Value Education for teachers. The Teachers Manual on Continuous and Comprehension Evaluation brought out by the CBSE in the year 2009 (revised in the year 2011) is also based on principles of equality and social justice, appreciation of cultural values, dignity of individuals, inclusion, environmental conservation and protection of heritage and national monuments, etc., interpreted within the constitution of India.
The Framework on 'Education for Values in Schools' brought out by the NCERT focuses on the environments in which the learners grow, live and also on future work environments by highlighting the interplay of different cultures. The framework intends to prepare students for living in a multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-religious country and to appreciate and respect diversity.
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