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January - March 2015 For Private Circulation Only

The following Principals have been awarded with the Derozio Awards 2014
1. Dr. Colette Joseph, Principal, BNM Public School, Bangalore
2. Mr. Carl Laurie, Principal, Christ Church School, Mumbai
3. Mrs. Farida Abraham, Principal, La Martiniere Girls’ College, Lucknow
4. Mrs. Geeta Lall, Co-ordinater, Special Education, Akshar, Kolkata

In Special Education
1. Disha Day School for Mentally Challenged, Mehsana, Gujarat
2. Central Institute on Mental Retardation, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
 Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination
(Year-10)
1. CALENDAR FOR ICSE EXAMINATION OF
MARCH 2015
15th February 2015: Last date for withdrawals.
26 February to : Written Examinations.
30th March 2015
2. WITHDRAWAL FROM THE ICSE MARCH
2015 EXAMINATION
Heads of Schools presenting candidates for the
Indian Certificate of Secondary Education
Examination March 2015 are requested to note that
the last date for withdrawals is 15th February,
2015.
Heads of Schools are reminded that the regulation
regarding withdrawals reads as follows:
Withdrawal of Candidates
Candidates may be withdrawn at any time
previous to the commencement of the examination,
provided that due notice is given to the Council. In the
case of candidates whose names are submitted in the
registration form of the School, the notice of
withdrawal must be sent to the Council by the Head
of the School, provided that, once the entries have
been accepted by the Council, Heads of Schools may
only withdraw a candidate:
(a) on account of illness of the candidate certified
by a registered medical practitioner;
OR
(b) at the express written request of the
parent/legal guardian of the candidate.
3. UNDER PROTEST ENTRIES: ICSE 2015
Bonafide cases arising from an error by a School
(but not from a change of mind by a School or
candidate) may be accepted at the discretion of the
Council as corrections ‘UNDER PROTEST’. The
cases will be dealt with under an entirely separate
system. A fee of Rs.1000/- per subject per candidate
will be payable and the result may be delayed. At
the ICSE examination there should normally be no
entries ‘Under Protest’.
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4. ICSE MARCH 2015: ATTENDANCE LISTS
The Attendance Lists for the Indian Certificate of
Secondary Education Examination, March 2015 has
been sent by Registered Post/Courier to all Conveners
of Local Committees.
5. ADMIT CARDS AND TIMETABLE
The Admit Cards and copies of the timetable for
the March 2015 ICSE Examination have been sent to
the Heads of Schools.
6. DESPATCH OF QUESTION PAPERS:-
MARCH 2015 ICSE EXAMINATION
The Question Papers for the ICSE Examination
of March 2015 will be sent to the Conveners of Local
Committees.
The consignment of question papers is expected to
reach the Conveners of various centres by 23th
/24th February, 2015.
7. ICSE MARCH 2015: INTERNAL
ASSESSMENT ONLINE
Heads of Schools concerned are hereby informed
that the internal assessment will be filled online by the
school.
(a) SUPW
In the result of each candidate in SUPW should be
given in terms of a grade, namely, A, B, C, D or
E based on the five point scale as given:
Grade Standard
A Very Good
B Good
C Fair
D Satisfactory
E Unsatisfactory
(ii) Grade E is the fail grade and candidates
awarded this grade will not be eligible for
the award of a Pass Certificate.
 NOMINATION OF SUPERVISING EXAMINERS AND INVIGILATORS

The Committee appointed by the Council to make rules for the conduct of the ICSE/ISC Examination
has decided that:-
(i) “The Supervising Examiner should be a responsible, competent and impartial person and
not a member of the staff of the School at which the Centre is located.
(ii) The appointment of Conveners, Supervising Examiners, Invigilators and Inspector
shall be subject to the approval of the Chief Executive and Secretary of the Council.
The approval may be assumed unless there is any communication to the contrary.
(iii) The Invigilators should be School Teachers, but will not invigilate over candidates of their
own Schools.”
Against this background the Conveners are requested to nominate Supervising Examiners and
Invigilators as per guidelines given below:-
1. Where there are many schools affiliated to the Council in one city, teachers from affiliated
schools are to be selected in such a way that they do not Supervise/Invigilate over their own
school candidates.
2. The Supervising Examiners and Heads of Schools are asked to make certain that the
Invigilators appointed are not teachers of the subject(s) under examination.
3. Where there is only one School in a locality, the Convener is requested to nominate reliable
persons known for their integrity and educational standing as Supervising Examiners and
Invigilators.

IMPORTANT
Kindly note the beginning of the academic year in Schools affiliated to the Council is between the middle
of March and the first week of June each year.

IMPORTANT
At the 69th meeting of the Council it was discussed and decided that Heads of Schools may not hold back
candidates from the ICSE(10)/ISC(12) Examinations except under the regulations provided in the
Syllabuses and Regulations booklet of the Examinations.

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 Indian School Certificate Examination (Year – 12)
1. CALENDAR FOR ISC EXAMINATION OF
YEAR 2015
6th February 2015 : Last date for withdrawals.
9th February to : Written and Practical
1st April 2015 Examinations.
2. WITHDRAWAL FROM THE ISC YEAR
2015 EXAMINATION
Heads of Schools presenting candidates for the Indian
School Certificate Examination Year 2015 are
requested to note that the last date for withdrawals
is 6th February, 2015.
Heads of Schools are reminded that the regulation
regarding withdrawals reads as follows:
Withdrawal of Candidates
Candidates may be withdrawn at any time
previous to the commencement of the examination,
provided that due notice is given to the Council. In the
case of candidates whose names are submitted in the
Registration form of the School, the notice of
withdrawal must be sent to the Council by the Head
of the School, online, provided that, once the entries
have been accepted by the Council, Heads of Schools
may only withdraw a candidate:
(a) on account of illness of the candidate certified
by a registered medical practitioner;
OR
(b) at the express written request of the
parent/legal guardian of the candidate.
3. UNDER PROTEST ENTRIES
Heads of Schools of Examination Centres are
reminded that Subjects may be taken “Under Protest”
only by school candidates entered for the
examination.
The following details are given for the attention
of Heads of Schools sending candidates for the Indian
School Certificate Examination.
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Entries “Under Protest” can only be accepted where
the Head of the School has made an error in the entry
of a School candidate. The procedure given below
must be followed if the candidate is allowed to sit for
an additional subject for which he/she is not shown as
entered on the Attendance List.
The procedure applies only to regular school
candidates.
(a) Answer scripts written by a candidate who is not
entered for the subject must be sent to the Chief
Executive and Secretary, Council for the Indian
School Certificate Examinations, immediately
after the paper has been taken. A script envelope
must be used and the words “UNDER
PROTEST” must be written. The scripts must be
sent with a note explaining the error and a
statement showing which alternative papers, if
any, within the subject the candidate is taking.
Full details of “Under Protest” entries giving the
reason for such entries and the action taken on
them must be sent with the necessary fee to the
Chief Executive and Secretary, Council for the
Indian School Certificate Examinations, New
Delhi.
(b) The scripts “Under Protest”, provided the
appropriate fee has been paid and are approved, as
bonafide corrections will be marked separately.
The results will not necessarily be issued at the
same time as the main batch of students.
(c) The Chief Executive and Secretary reserves the
right to refuse to issue results to candidates in
cases which he does not consider to be bonafide
corrections of errors outside the control of the
candidates.
(d) The special fee to be paid for an UNDER
PROTEST entry is Rs. 1000/- per subject. This
fee must be sent to the Chief Executive and
Secretary, Council for the Indian School
Certificate Examinations, New Delhi, together
with the answer script of the subject taken under
protest.
 4. ISC YEAR 2015: ATTENDANCE LISTS
The Attendance Lists for the Indian School
Certificate Examination, Year 2015 have been sent
by Registered Post /Courier to all Conveners of
Local Committees.
5. ADMIT CARDS AND TIMETABLE AND
OTHER EXAMINATION MATERIAL
The Admit Cards and copies of the timetable and
other examination related material for the ISC
Year 2015 Examination have been sent to the
Heads of Schools.
6. DESPATCH OF QUESTION PAPERS –
YEAR 2015 ISC EXAMINATION
The Question Papers for the ISC Examination of
Year 2015 have been sent to the Conveners of Local
Committees.
The consignment of question papers have
reached the Conveners of various centres by 30th
/31th January, 2015.
7. ISC YEAR 2015 : INTERNAL
ASSESSMENT
SUPW
In the SUPW result should be given in terms of a
grade, namely, A, B, C , D or E based on the five
point scale as follows:
Grade Standard
A Very Good
B Good
C Fair
D Satisfactory
E Unsatisfactory
IMPORTANT
Heads of Schools are requested to use the School Code in all their correspondence with the office of the
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations. The School Codes are given in the List of Affiliated
Schools booklet.
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(i) Grade E is the fail grade and candidates
awarded this grade will not be eligible for
the award of a Pass Certificate.
OTHER SUBJECTS
(i) The Council has provided online portal to the
schools to submit marks of their candidates
in Craftwork (Art Paper 6), Geography
Paper – 2, Home Science Paper-2, Physical
Education Paper-2, Fashion Designing Paper
– 2, Indian Music (Hindustani) Paper–2,
Indian Music (Carnatic) Paper–2, Western
Music Paper–2, Environmental Science
Paper-2, Psychology Paper-2, Physics Paper-
3, Chemistry Paper-3, Biology-3, Computer
Science Paper-2, Biotechnology Paper-2,
Sociology Paper-2 etc.
Kindly do not send the candidates’ work in
these subjects to be assessed by the Council.
This will be assessed by the visiting examiner
to be appointed locally and approved by the
Council, who will be required to fill the
marks online.
As per the ISC Time Table, Computer
Science – 2 is to be held on 16th February,
2015. Kindly ensure that the answer scripts of
this paper are assessed by the Visiting
Examiner appointed locally and approved by
the Council. The completed computerized
mark sheets (downloaded from the portal) and
answer scripts in this subject are to be
despatched to the Council as per the stipulated
dates.
 COUNTERSIGNING OF DOCUMENTS

Heads of schools who send Transfer Certificates to the Council for countersignature are requested to
send a Forwarding Letter and a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return despatch of these
documents from the Council.
All such documents must be signed only by the Head of the School whose specimen signature has
been recorded and maintained in the office of the Council.

MINIMUM ATTENDANCE REQUIRED OF CANDIDATES ENTERED FOR

THE ICSE AND ISC EXAMINATIONS

Heads of Schools are reminded of the minimum attendance requirement for the ICSE(10) and ISC (12)
Examinations, which is given in the respective ‘Regulations’.
Entry to the ICSE(10) and ISC (12) Examinations in the case of eligible candidates who are being entered
for the first time is restricted to candidates with a minimum of 75% attendance of the working days during each
year of the two-year course at schools affiliated to the Council and registered for the ICSE(10)/ISC(12)
Examinations.
Heads of Schools are required to inform the Council not later than 15th February, 2015 of candidates
entered for the ICSE(10) and not later than 31st January 2015 for the ISC(12) Examinations who are short of the
75% attendance requirement. Representations on behalf of such candidates with full details may be made by the
Heads of Schools so as to reach the Council not later than the stipulated dates and these will be considered,
provided the attendance is not short of 60% of the working days.