ICSE EXAM LATEST UPDATE
The Class 9 exams depend on the schools, as they decide when to conduct the exams. Usually, the Class 9 exams are held a few months before the final board exams. This gives you the opportunity to prepare for the final board exams and also mentally prepare for them. Therefore, it is better to contact your school regarding the Class 9 exams, and also take advantage of the complete information provided here for the final board exam.
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the date sheet for ICSE (Class 10) board examinations for 2025. This year class 10th board exam will be started from 18 February 2025 and will last upto 27 March 2025, it will take around 38 days to complete the class 10th board exam. The first exam will be held on 18 February 2025 for English subject and the last exam will be held on 27 March 2025 for Environmental Science subject. The Indian School Certificate Examination results will be declared in the month of May.
Official Syllabus
There will be two papers:
Paper 1: English Language;
Paper 2: Literature in English.
Each of these papers will be two hours duration.
Paper 1:
English Language (80 marks)
Internal Assessment (20 Marks)
Paper 2:
Literature in English (80 Marks)
Internal Assessment (20 Marks)
PAPER 1 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Two hours) - 80 Marks
All questions will be compulsory.
Question 1: Candidates will be required to write a composition of about 300– 350 words from a choice of subjects which will test their ability to: organise, describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue, present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision, compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions, present relevant arguments and use correct style and format.
The topics will be varied and may be suggested by language or by other stimuli such as pictures. The topics will be so chosen so as to allow the candidates to draw on first-hand experience or to stimulate their imagination.
The organisation of subject matter, syntax, punctuation, correctness of grammatical constructions and spelling will be expected to be appropriate to the mode of treatment required by the subject.
Question 2: Candidates will have to write a letter from a choice of two subjects requiring either a formal or a friendly mode of treatment. Suggestions regarding the content of the letter may be given. The format of the letter with address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will form part of the assessment. Special attention must be paid to the format of the letter with emphasis on tone and vocabulary appropriate to the context.
Question 3: Candidates will be given a specific situation and will be required to: directions.
(b)Write an e-mail on the same content as the notice.
Question 4: An unseen prose passage of about
500 words will be given. Uncommon items of vocabulary, or structure will be avoided. A question will be set to test vocabulary. Candidates will be required to show an understanding of the words/phrases in the context in which they have been used.
A number of questions requiring short answers will also be asked on the passage. These questions will test the candidates’ ability to comprehend the explicit content and organisation of the passage and to infer information, intention and attitude from it.
The last question will consist of a summary that will test the candidates’ ability to distinguish main ideas from supporting details and to extract salient points to re-write them in the form of a summary. Candidates will be given a clear indication of what they are to summarise and of the length of the summary.
Question 5: There will be a number of short answer questions to test the candidates' knowledge of functional grammar, structure and usage.
All the items in this question will be compulsory. They will consist of correct use of prepositions, conjunctions, verbs and structure of sentences.
PAPER 2 - LITERATURE IN ENGLISH (Two hours) - 80 Marks
Candidates will be required to answer questions based on the prescribed textbooks, which include Drama, Prose (Short Stories) and Poetry.
Drama and Prose (Short Stories)
The questions set will be central to the text. Candidates will be required to show that they have understood the passage and are able to clearly respond in their own words.Excerpts may be given from the drama and prose texts leading to questions.
Poetry
A poem, or lines from poems, will be given and questions will be set to test the candidates’ response. The questions will focus on the content, understanding and the personal response of candidates to the entire poem as a whole.
Syllabus to be covered in Class IX
I. DRAMA: Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare(Acts I & II)
II. TREASURE CHEST: A Collection of ICSE Short Stories & Poems (Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd. New Delhi)
PROSE (Short Stories):
1. Bonku Babu's Friend – Satyajit Ray
2. Oliver Asks for More – Charles Dickens
3. The Model Millionaire – Oscar Wilde
4. Home-coming – Rabindranath Tagore
5. The Boy who Broke the Bank – Ruskin Bond
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ICSE EXAM LATEST UPDATE
The Class 9 exams depend on the schools, as they decide when to conduct the exams. Usually, the Class 9 exams are held a few months before the final board exams. This gives you the opportunity to prepare for the final board exams and also mentally prepare for them. Therefore, it is better to contact your school regarding the Class 9 exams, and also take advantage of the complete information provided here for the final board exam.
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has officially released the date sheet for ICSE (Class 10) board examinations for 2025. This year class 10th board exam will be started from 18 February 2025 and will last upto 27 March 2025, it will take around 38 days to complete the class 10th board exam. The first exam will be held on 18 February 2025 for English subject and the last exam will be held on 27 March 2025 for Environmental Science subject. The Indian School Certificate Examination results will be declared in the month of May.
Official Syllabus
There will be two papers:
Paper 1: English Language;
Paper 2: Literature in English.
Each of these papers will be two hours duration.
Paper 1:
English Language (80 marks)
Internal Assessment (20 Marks)
Paper 2:
Literature in English (80 Marks)
Internal Assessment (20 Marks)
PAPER 1 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Two hours) - 80 Marks
All questions will be compulsory.
Question 1: Candidates will be required to write a composition of about 300– 350 words from a choice of subjects which will test their ability to: organise, describe, narrate, report, explain, persuade or argue, present ideas coherently with accuracy and precision, compare and contrast ideas and arrive at conclusions, present relevant arguments and use correct style and format.
The topics will be varied and may be suggested by language or by other stimuli such as pictures. The topics will be so chosen so as to allow the candidates to draw on first-hand experience or to stimulate their imagination.
The organisation of subject matter, syntax, punctuation, correctness of grammatical constructions and spelling will be expected to be appropriate to the mode of treatment required by the subject.
Question 2: Candidates will have to write a letter from a choice of two subjects requiring either a formal or a friendly mode of treatment. Suggestions regarding the content of the letter may be given. The format of the letter with address, introduction, conclusion, etc., will form part of the assessment. Special attention must be paid to the format of the letter with emphasis on tone and vocabulary appropriate to the context.
Question 3: Candidates will be given a specific situation and will be required to: directions.
(b)Write an e-mail on the same content as the notice.
Question 4: An unseen prose passage of about
500 words will be given. Uncommon items of vocabulary, or structure will be avoided. A question will be set to test vocabulary. Candidates will be required to show an understanding of the words/phrases in the context in which they have been used.
A number of questions requiring short answers will also be asked on the passage. These questions will test the candidates’ ability to comprehend the explicit content and organisation of the passage and to infer information, intention and attitude from it.
The last question will consist of a summary that will test the candidates’ ability to distinguish main ideas from supporting details and to extract salient points to re-write them in the form of a summary. Candidates will be given a clear indication of what they are to summarise and of the length of the summary.
Question 5: There will be a number of short answer questions to test the candidates' knowledge of functional grammar, structure and usage.
All the items in this question will be compulsory. They will consist of correct use of prepositions, conjunctions, verbs and structure of sentences.
PAPER 2 - LITERATURE IN ENGLISH (Two hours) - 80 Marks
Candidates will be required to answer questions based on the prescribed textbooks, which include Drama, Prose (Short Stories) and Poetry.
Drama and Prose (Short Stories)
The questions set will be central to the text. Candidates will be required to show that they have understood the passage and are able to clearly respond in their own words.Excerpts may be given from the drama and prose texts leading to questions.
Poetry
A poem, or lines from poems, will be given and questions will be set to test the candidates’ response. The questions will focus on the content, understanding and the personal response of candidates to the entire poem as a whole.
Syllabus to be covered in Class IX
I. DRAMA: Julius Caesar - William Shakespeare(Acts I & II)
II. TREASURE CHEST: A Collection of ICSE Short Stories & Poems (Evergreen Publications (India) Ltd. New Delhi)
PROSE (Short Stories):
1. Bonku Babu's Friend – Satyajit Ray
2. Oliver Asks for More – Charles Dickens
3. The Model Millionaire – Oscar Wilde
4. Home-coming – Rabindranath Tagore
5. The Boy who Broke the Bank – Ruskin Bond
POETRY:
1. The Night Mail – W.H. Auden
2. Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat – T.S. Eliot
3. I Remember, I Remember – Thomas Hood
4. A Doctor’s Journal Entry for August 6, 1945 – Vikram Seth
5. A Work of Artifice – Marge Piercy
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
Paper 1 - English Language
1. Schools will prepare, conduct and record assessments of the Listening and Speaking Skills of candidates as follows:
Class IX: Three assessments in the course of the year.
2. Pattern of Assessment
a) Listening Skills
A passage of about 300 words is read aloud by the examiner twice, the first time at normal reading speed (about 110 words a minute) and the next time at a slower speed. Candidates may make brief notes during the readings. They then answer an objective type test based on the passage, on the paper provided.
The recommended number of candidates at a sitting is 30.
b) Speaking Skills
Each candidate is required to make an oral presentation for about two minutes, which will be followed by a discussion on the subject with the examiners, for about three minutes.
Subjects for presentation may include narrating an experience, providing a description, giving directions how to make or operate something, expressing an opinion, giving a report, relating an anecdote or commenting on a current event.
A candidate may refer to brief notes in the course of the presentation but reading or excessive dependence on notes will be penalized.
It is recommended that candidates be given an hour for preparation of their subject for presentation and that they be given a choice of subject, on a common paper.
EVALUATION
The assessment will be conducted jointly by the subject teacher and the external examiner who will each assess the candidate. (The External Examiner may be a teacher nominated by the Head of the School who could be from the faculty but not teaching theof English of Class VIII may be deputed to be an External Examiner for Class X).
Award of Marks (20 Marks)
Listening Skills: 10 marks
Speaking Skills: 10 marks
The total marks obtained out of 20 are to be sent to the CISCE by the Head of the School.
The Head of the School will be responsible for the online entry of marks on the CISCE’s CAREERS portal by the due date. Schools are required to maintain a record of all assessments conducted in Listening and Speaking Skills for candidates of Classes IX and X. These include copies of the assessment tests, topics for presentation and marks awarded. The record will be maintained for a period of 2 months after the ICSE(10) examinations of the candidates concerned.
Paper 2 - Literature in English
Schools will set, assess and record written assignments by the candidates as given below:
Class IX: Two or three assignments of approximately 300 to 400 words each.
NOTE: Students should be encouraged to work in pairs/small groups to develop skills of collaboration and cooperation.
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