CBSE Grading System in Class 10th

With Board exams being made optional from the academic year 2010-11, a new system of evaluation – Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) – based on grades has been approved. It comprises formative and summative assessment of the student to be done over two terms – first and second -during the year-long academic calendar.

Summative Assessment: Based on the term-end examination	Formative Assessment: To evaluate and grade class work, homework, assignment and project work
1) There will be two evaluations each in the first and second terms. 2) Each evaluation will carry 10 marks apiece.	1) There will be one term-end exam for each term. 2) The first term-end exam will carry 20 marks. 3) The second term-end exam will carry 40 marks.

EVALUATION

Students of class IX and X will be evaluated on a 9-point grading system. Each grade, given on the basis of both formative and summative assessments, will correspond to a range of marks as indicated below :

MARKS RANGE	GRADE	GRADE POINT
91-100	A1	10.0
81 -90	A2	9.0
71 -80	B1	8.0
61-70	B2	7.0
51 -60	C1	6.0
41 -50	C2	5.0
33-40	D	4.0
21-32	E1
00-20	E2

Points to Remeber :

(i) Assessment of theory/practical papers in external subjects shall be in numerical scores.In addition to numerical scores, the Board shall indicate grades in the marks sheets issued to the candidates in case of subjects of external examinations. In case of internal assessment subjects, only grades shall be shown.

(ii) Subjects of internal examination in Class X the assessment shall be made on a five point scale I.e. A,B,C,D & E.

(iii) The grades shall be derived from scores in case of subjects of external examination. In case of subjects of internal assessment, they shall be awarded by the schools.

(iv) The qualifying marks in each subject of external examination shall be 33% . However at Senior School Certificate Examination,in a subject involving practical work, a candidate must obtain 33% marks in the theory and 33% marks in the practical separately in addition to 33% marks in aggregate, in order to qualify in that subject.

Important :

(a) In case of a tie, all the students getting the same score, will get the same grade. If the number of students at a score point need to be divided into two segments, the smaller segment will go with the larger.

(b) Method of grading will be used in subjects where the number of candidates who have passed is more than 500.

(c) In respect of subjects where total number of candidates passing in a subject is less than 500, the grading would be adopted on the pattern of grading and distribution in other similar subjects.

Bajaj car to be world's cheapest

Bajaj's ultra-low cost car being manufactured jointly with Renault and Nissan promises to give hot chase to the Tata Nano. On Monday, Rajiv Bajaj , MD, Bajaj Auto confirmed the $2,500 (Rs 1.1 lakh) price tag for the car, announced first by Renault chairman & CEO Carlos Ghosn at the company's shareholders' meet late last week. The Renault announcement comes a few days after it pulled out of its loss-making Logan venture with Mahindra & Mahindra.

The Bajaj car will be cheaper than the Nano, which comes at Rs 1.23 lakh-1.72 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi ). After the launch of Tata Nano, the race for the No.2 position in the ultra-low cost car segment is under way in India , which as emerged as the Mecca of this segment. However, other automakers' plans to enter this segment are still on the drawing board.

At Renault meeting, Ghosn said: "In India , Renault and Nissan are developing an ultra-low-cost vehicle with the Bajaj group, benefiting from its expertise in light vehicles and knowledge of the Indian market." He reiterated the affordability of the vehicle for the Indian market by citing the targeted low price tag.

"We are combining our strengths with Nissan, notably in India , Russia , Brazil and Mexico ," Ghosn said. "The alliance product strategy has been finalised in India and Russia , and Renault and Nissan will pool their production capacities and platforms there to fully deliver on these developments," he added.

The car was initially scheduled to hit the market this year, but has been postponed to 2012. Bajaj Auto displayed the prototype of the small car at the 2008 Auto Expo. However, the three partners were stuck at various levels of branding and engineering the car till last year. According to industry observers, the project also got delayed as partners were stuck on pricing issues as well. While Renault wanted a low-cost car, Bajaj was keen on a car that would sport high mileage and low maintenance.

It was during his India visit that Ghosn finally announced the finalisation of the project. "As per the agreement, the design, engineering, sourcing and manufacturing will be handled by Bajaj Auto, while marketing and selling will be (done) by Renault-Nissan Alliance," he said. But he had declined to comment on the pricing of the car.

Officials from the alliance have said the car will be smaller than Maruti Suzuki's Alto, which is the biggest selling model in India .

In March, Collin Dodge, executive vice-president, Nissan Motor had said: "It is over two years that Bajaj is trying to produce the car. The physics of it is very difficult. We have not yet found a solution as there are a lot of engineering solutions required." Nissan is also in talks with Hinduja group company Ashok Leyland to develop a small car for the global market that could be priced around $4,500-5,000.

"We have a formal agreement with Ashok Leyland for making light commercial vehicles in India . In addition, we also use Ashok Leyland's engineering services for various purposes. At the moment, we are talking to them and many other partners in China , Indonesia ...for a price centric vehicle," Nissan Motor Co executive vice-president Collin Dodge had said at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

I copy common people: Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar's just released 'Housefull' has broken the dry spell at the box office by earning Rs.64 crore in the opening weekend worldwide.

The star says the secret of his success as a comedian is that he mimics common people around for most of his roles.

"The expressions that you see are mostly stolen from the faces of common people. Normally mimicry is done of big actors, but it is fun to mimic those people who have no connection with this industry. So I copy common people without copyright (laughs)," Akshay, 42, told us in an interview.

"I travel a lot. Recently, I got stuck at the Frankfurt airport because of the volcano ashes incident. I had to wait long. So I sat down and looked around and people have something to offer. It's amazing just to register that and sometimes while playing a character, suddenly that comes out and you start acting like that person. That's what's called mimicry," he added.

The actor has worked in more than 90 films in his almost two-decades-long career. In the beginning, he mostly featured in action movies like 'Khiladi', 'Elaan', 'Mohra' and 'Main Khiladi Tu Anari'. He also did romantic films like 'Yeh Dillagi', 'Dhadkan' and 'Dil Toh Paagal Hai'.

With Priyadarshan's 2000 hit film 'Hera Pheri', he forayed big time into comedies and tickled the audience's funny bone with his performance in comic capers like 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi', 'Garam Masala', 'Phir Hera Pheri', 'Namastey London', 'Bhagam Bhaag', 'Heyy Babyy' and 'Singh Is Kinng'.

Akshay gives credit to three directors for grooming him as a comedian. "I would like to thank three people who contributed hugely in whatever little comedy I have learnt. The three are Neeraj Vora, Priyadarshanji and Rajkumar Santoshi.

"Let me tell you comedy is a big, big, big space. The biggest comedian was Charlie Chaplin who could make people laugh without saying a word. Then we have Mr. Bean. They are amazing," said Akshay.

अक्सर सोचता हूँ !

---अक्सर सोचता हूँ
मैं तेरा ही एक रूप हूँ !

तू भी अकेली है
में भी अकेला हूँ
तुझे भी तलाश है एक आशियाँ की
मुझे भी तलाश है एक अजनबी की

---अक्सर सोचता हूँ
मैं तेरा ही एक रूप हूँ !

यकीनन तुझे मोहब्बत है मेरे वजूद से
तू चाहती है मेरा साथ उम्र भर के लिए

-------शायद मैं भी चाहता हूँ तुझे
वरना क्यूँ ? घंटों बातें करता तुझसे
क्यूँ ? सोचता हूँ तेरे बारे मैं हर पल
क्यूँ गुजरती है तेरे पहलू में हर रात

---अक्सर सोचता हूँ
मैं तेरा ही एक रूप हूँ !

एक तू है, बावफ़ा
चली आती है हर जगह हर वक़्त
मेरा साथ देने के लिए

एक मैं हूँ, बेवफा
नही चाहता तेरा साथ
यूँ हर जगह हर वक़्त

मैं भी मजबूर हूँ तू भी मजबूर है
मेरा भी तेरे सिवा कोई नही
शायद तेरा भी मेरे सिवा कोई नही

---अक्सर सोचता हूँ
मैं तेरा ही एक रूप हूँ !

आ मेरी तन्हाई आ
सिमट जा मेरी बाहों में सदा के लिए
आ मेरी तन्हाई आ
फैला ये बाहें मुझे आगोश मैं ले - ले

मैं भी वफ़ा करूंगा
दूंगा तेरा साथ
हर जगह हर वक़्त
उम्र भर के लिए !