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INDIAN CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION YEAR 2023 EXAMINATION
COUNCIL FOR THE INDIAN SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS
EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CANDIDATES
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination, Year 2023 results will be issued through the Conveners to the Heads of Schools in the month of May 2023. The results will NOT be available from the office of the CISCE in New Delhi. Queries about the results by candidates / parents / guardians will not be entertained by the CISCE.
Note: Chief / Supervising Examiners are advised to take all necessary steps to ensure that the following directions are brought to the notice of all the candidates under examination.
DIRECTIONS TO CANDIDATES
TEACHERS are advised to take care that their pupils are carefully advised to follow the directions mentioned below:
1. Be seated in the Examination Hall / Room five minutes before the time fixed for the start of the examination in the subject. (Including reading time).
2. A candidate who arrives late will be required to give a satisfactory explanation and reason to the Supervising Examiner. Except in exceptional circumstances, a paper will not be given to any candidate who is more than half an hour late. Absolute punctuality is essential. Candidates are not allowed to leave the Examination Hall / Room before the conclusion of the paper
3. If an Examination Paper for which you are not entered is handed to you, or if the questions indicate that a map or any other stationery should also have been given to you, bring it to the attention of the Supervising Examiner immediately.
4. Read carefully any general instructions that may be given at the head of a paper, e.g., regarding number of questions that should be attempted, etc.
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5. You are advised to answer only that number of questions as mentioned in the question paper.
6. On the top-sheet of the Main Answer Booklet, you are to put your signature in the space provided for the purpose. Do NOT write or scribble anywhere on the top-sheet.
7. Clearly write your UID (Unique Identification Number), Index Number and Subject on the top-sheet of the Main Answer Booklet in the space provided. This information should also be written on the front sheet of each continuation booklet used. If you are using loose maps, graph papers, etc. write this information on these also. All entries on the Answer Booklet are to be made with Black / Blue ball-point pen / Fountain Pen.
8. Write on both sides of each sheet of the Answer Booklet unless the rubric of the question paper prohibits this. While writing leave a margin at both the right-hand and the left-hand edges. Begin the answer to each separate part of a question on a separate line.
9. Write the number of the question clearly in the left-hand margin at the beginning of each answer. Do not copy the question. Be careful to use the same system of numbering as that used in the question paper. Leave a line after answering each question.
10. Remember that handwriting and spelling will be taken into account. You may use a Black / Blue ball-point pen / Fountain Pen for writing your answers, but pencils may be used only for diagrams. Bring mathematical and drawing instruments and colour pencils for subjects for which they will be needed. The use of any electronic devices, hand, desk or other types of calculating machines are not permitted.
11. In addition to the time indicated in the timetable for writing the paper, 15 minutes time is given for reading the questions.
12. Read the questions very carefully. Time should not be wasted in writing information that is not asked for as no marks will be awarded for it.
13. Do not spend too much time on one or two questions so as to leave yourself no time to answer the others.
14. When the time allotted for writing the examination has concluded, arrange your answer scripts in a SEQUENTIAL ORDER, THE FIRST PAGE AT THE TOP, etc. See that the Main Answer Booklet/ Continuation Booklet/ Graph/ Map have your correct UID (Unique Identification Number), Index Number and Subject Paper written on them. Fasten them together at the left-hand top corner and hand them over unfolded.
Note:
1. The continuation booklets will be issued on request only after you have completed writing on all pages of the Answer Booklet/continuation booklet already issued.
2. All continuation booklets used/unused must be attached to the Main Answer Booklet.
3. All working including rough work should be done on the same sheet as the rest of the answer.
CAUTTON
USE OF UNFAIR MEANS
1. If the Awarding Committee is satisfied that a candidate has made arrangements to obtain unfair help in connection with the question papers from any person connected with the examination centre or any agency within or outside the examination centre, the candidate is liable to have his/her results in the examination as a whole cancelled.
2. (i) Candidates who are detected in giving or obtaining, or attempting to give or obtain, unfair assistance, or who are otherwise detected in any dishonesty whatsoever, relating to the examination will be reported to the Chief Executive and Secretary of the CISCE and may be expelled from the examination hall / room forthwith and refused admission to subsequent examination papers.
(ii) The Supervising Examiner or any member of the supervisory staff shall confiscate the answer scripts in which the use of unfair assistance is detected/suspected.
(iii) The Supervising Examiner shall send the confiscated answer scripts with a report giving the details of the evidence and the explanation of the candidate/s concerned to the Chief Executive and Secretary of the CISCE without delay and, if possible, on the day of the occurrence.
(iv) In case the candidate/s concerned refuse to give explanatory statements, they should not be forced to do so, only the fact of refusal shall be recorded by the Supervising Examiner and attested by one /two member(s) of the supervisory staff on duty at the time of the occurrence, as the case may be.
(v) The Supervising Examiner has the discretion to permit such candidates to answer the remaining part of the question paper but on answer sheets that are separate from those in which the use of unfair means was detected/suspected.
3. Candidates found guilty of:
(i) bringing in answer sheets; or
(ii) taking out or attempting to take out answer sheets; or
(iii) substituting answer scripts or getting answer scripts replaced during or after the examination with or without the help of any person connected with the examination centre, or any agency within or outside the examination centre, shall be reported to the Chief Executive and Secretary of the CISCE and their results in the examination as a whole will be cancelled.
4. If it is subsequently discovered and the Awarding Committee is satisfied that candidate/s has/have either copied from other candidate/s or given opportunity to other candidate/s to copy from them or communicated dishonestly with other candidate/s, their results in the paper or subject or subjects in question or their results in the examination as a whole will be cancelled.
5. Candidate/s detected in approaching directly or indirectly an examiner or any member of the staff of the CISCE with the object of influencing them regarding any candidate’s examination result shall have their result in the examination as a whole cancelled.
6. Candidate/s found guilty of disorderly conduct or causing disturbance in or near the examination hall/room are liable to be expelled from the examination hall/room forthwith and will be refused admission for subsequent examination papers.
7. (i) Candidates are not permitted to have in their possession, while in the examination hall/room, any book, memorandum or pocketbook, notes, paper, calculator, mobile phones or wireless devices, except the correct question paper. Candidates using slide rules as permitted by the Regulations must see that any information (formulae or other data) shown on them is securely covered. They must also return any incorrect question paper to the Supervising Examiner immediately.
(ii) Candidates are not permitted to have in their possession any weapon, object or instrument which may be used as a weapon during the course of the Examination.
(iii) Candidates disregarding the above cautions are liable to have their results in the examination as a whole cancelled.
8. (i) Persons obtaining admission to the examination on false representation shall be expelled from the examination hall/room forthwith and will be reported to the Police.
(ii) Candidates who are involved in the acts of impersonation shall be reported to the Chief Executive and Secretary of the CISCE and their results in the examination as a whole will be cancelled.
9. (i) The decision in respect of the results of candidates who are detected/suspected of using unfair means may be delayed considerably and their results may not be issued with the results of other candidates.
(ii) Candidates whose results in the examination as a whole have been cancelled may be debarred from entry to any subsequent examination.
10. A person who commits an offence under these Regulations, but is not a candidate, shall be dealt with as under:
(i) The Chief Executive and Secretary of the CISCE may, if he so decides, handover the case to the Police.
(ii) In the case of a teacher or a person connected with an institution, his/her misconduct shall be reported to the Governing (or Managing) Body of the institution for necessary action.
11. Entries for subsequent examinations may not be accepted from a school where any member of the staff has at any time committed any offence under these Regulations.
12. If the Awarding Committee is satisfied that the use of dishonest means in a paper or papers has been widespread at a centre, the Awarding Committee reserves the right to cancel the results of all candidates of that centre in the paper or papers concerned, or of the entire examination as a whole at the centre, if several papers are involved.
13. For cases of use of unfair means not covered by these Regulations, the Awarding Committee may impose penalties according to the nature of the offence.
LAST DATE FOR RETAINING ANSWER SCRIPTS
CISCE does not undertake to retain answer scripts of candidates later than 60 days from the day of the declaration of results. The same shall be destroyed thereafter.
For enquiries concerning examination results, attention is invited to Section H under CHAPTER II on page 7 of the INDIAN CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION YEAR 2023 REGULATIONS & SYLLABUSES.
Note: Applications for recheck of answer scripts must be submitted online and must be received by the CISCE’s office not later than SEVEN days from the day of declaration of the ICSE Year 2023 Examination results.
1. Candidates who are entered as regular candidates for the ICSE Year 2023 Examination and who fail to secure Pass Certificates will be permitted to reappear for the ICSE Examination in the Year 2024, but not thereafter, without further attendance, at an affiliated and registered School.
2. Candidates who are awarded Pass Certificates at the ICSE Examination, may appear for a Supplementary Pass Certificate in one or more subjects in the ICSE Year 2024 Examination. Such candidates must choose only those subjects, which they had offered in the previous ICSE Examination.
3. Entries of candidates wishing to re-appear for the ICSE Examination in the Year 2024 can be submitted ONLINE during the month of August and September 2023 through the Heads of Schools concerned.
4. Candidates who fail to secure Pass Certificate (Pass Certificate Not Awarded) will be permitted to appear for the Compartmental Examination in any ONE subject in which they have not secured the Pass Marks. However, the candidate should have secured the Pass Marks in English (Compulsory) and three other subjects in the ICSE Year 2023 Examination to be eligible to appear for the Compartmental Examination. The entries of all such candidates will be submitted online to the CISCE by the Head of the school concerned.
Note: It is advised that all precautions against COVID – 19 may be taken during the conduct of the ICSE 2023 Examination at the Examination Centres.
December, 2022
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GERRY ARATHOON
Chief Executive & Secretary
DAY & DATE | TIME | SUBJECT | DURATION |
Monday February 27 | 11.00 a.m. | English Language – ENGLISH Paper 1 | 2 hrs. |
Wednesday March 01 | 11.00 a.m. | Literature in English – ENGLISH Paper 2 | 2 hrs. |
Friday March 03 | 11.00 a.m. | Commercial Studies (Group II Elective) | 2 hrs. |
Saturday March 04 | 09.00 a.m. | Art Paper 1 (Still Life) | 3 hrs. |
Monday March 06 | 11.00 a.m. | History & Civics – H.C.G. Paper 1 History & Civics (Thailand) – H.G.T. Paper 1 | 2 hrs. |
Friday March 10 | 11.00 a.m. | Mathematics | 2 1/2hrs. |
Saturday March 11 | 09.00 a.m. | Art Paper 2 (Nature Drawing / Painting) | 3 hrs. |
Monday March 13 | 11.00 a.m. | Geography – H.C.G. Paper 2 Geography (Thailand) – H.G.T. Paper 2 | 2hrs. |
Tuesday March 14 | 11.00 a.m. | Environmental Science (Group II Elective) | 2 hrs. |
Wednesday March 15 | 11.00 a.m. | Second Languages: Ao-Naga, Assamese, Bengali, Dzongkha, Garo, Gujarati, Kannada, Khasi, Lepcha, Mizo, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Tangkhul, Telugu, Urdu Modern Foreign Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Korean, Modern Armenian, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Tibetan | 3 hrs. |
Friday March 17 | 11.00 a.m. | Physics – SCIENCE Paper 1 | 2 hrs. |
Saturday March 18 | 09.00 a.m. | Art Paper 3 (Original Composition) | 3 hrs. |
Monday March 20 | 11.00 a.m. | Chemistry – SCIENCE Paper 2 | 2 hrs. |
Tuesday March 21 | 11.00 a.m. | Economics (Group II Elective) | 2 hrs. |
Thursday March 23 | 11.00 a.m. | (Group III-Elective) Carnatic Music, Commercial Applications, Computer Applications, Cookery, Drama, Economic Applications, Environmental Applications, Fashion Designing, French, German, Hindustani Music, Home Science, Hospitality Management, Indian Dance, Mass Media & Communication, Physical Education, Spanish, Western Music, Yoga Technical Drawing Applications | 2 hrs. 3 hrs. |
Friday March 24 | 11.00 a.m. | French / Sanskrit (Group II Elective) | 2 hrs. |
Saturday March 25 | 09.00 a.m. | Art Paper 4 (Applied Art) | 3 hrs. |
Monday March 27 | 11.00 a.m. | Hindi | 3 hrs. |
Wednesday March 29 | 11.00 a.m. | Biology – SCIENCE Paper 3 | 2 hrs. |
Note: 1. In addition to the time indicated on the Timetable for writing the paper, 15 minutes time is given for reading the question paper.
2. The question paper may be distributed to candidates at 10:45 a.m. to enable them to start writing at 11:00 a.m.
DECEMBER 01, 2022
GERRY ARATHOON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE & SECRETARY