How Students are Graded in CBSE Class 10?

Prachi Kiran May 15, 2023

The Central Board of Secondary Education, popularly known as CBSE, has implemented a new grading system for Class 10.

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The grading system is a five-to-nine point scale, which replaces the old score-based assessment, which required pupils to achieve passing grades in topics in order to be promoted to the next class.

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So, let’s look into the various grading-scales that the CBSE has inculcated in its system:

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The new CBSE Board grading system for Class 10 is based on a scale that ranges from A to E.

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The CBSE has specific upper and lower limits; A1, A2, B1, B2, and so on, resulting in a Nine-point grading system.

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The primary goal of the CBSE grading system is to evaluate students' academic performance.

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Grade: A1 Grade Point: 10 Proportion of Students: Top 1/8th of the passed candidates

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Grade: A2 Grade Point: 9 Proportion of Students: Next 1/8th of the passed candidates

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Grade: B1 Grade Point: 8 Proportion of Students: Next 1/8th of the passed candidates

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Grade: B2 Grade Point: 7 Proportion of Students: Next 1/8th of the passed candidates

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Grade: C1 Grade Point: 6 Proportion of Students: Next 1/8th of the passed candidates

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Grade: C2 Grade Point: 5 Proportion of Students: Next 1/8th of the passed candidates

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Grade: D1 Grade Point: 4 Proportion of Students: Next 1/8th of the passed candidates

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Grade: D2 Grade Point: C Proportion of Students: Next 1/8th of the passed candidates

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Grade: E Grade Point: C Proportion of Students: Failed candidates

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Read in Detail About: CBSE Class 10

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