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The '''Indian Certificate of Secondary Education''' ('''ICSE''') is an examination conducted by the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]], a private board of secondary education in India. It has been designed to provide an examination in a course of general education, in accordance with the recommendations of the [[National Policy on Education#1986|New Education Policy 1986]] (India), through the medium of English.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cisce.org/|title=CISCE|website=www.cisce.org|access-date=2018-09-23}}</ref>
The '''Indian Certificate of Secondary Education''' ('''ICSE''') is an examination conducted by the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]], a private board designed to provide an examination in a course of general education, in accordance with the recommendations of the [[National Policy on Education#1986|New Education Policy 1986]] (India), through the medium of English.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cisce.org/|title=CISCE|website=www.cisce.org|access-date=2018-09-23}}</ref>
   
   
The examination allows secure suitable representations of responsible for schools (which are affiliated to it) in their states or territories.<ref>https://www.cisce.org/pdf/ICSE-Class-X-Syllabus-Year-2017/1.Regulations.pdf</ref> Private candidates are not permitted to appear for this examination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cisce.org/FAQ.aspx|title=CISCE|website=www.cisce.org|access-date=2018-09-23}}</ref>
The examination allows secure suitable representations of responsible schools (which are affiliated to it) in their states or territories.<ref>https://www.cisce.org/pdf/ICSE-Class-X-Syllabus-Year-2017/1.Regulations.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> Private candidates are not permitted to appear for this examination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cisce.org/FAQ.aspx|title=CISCE|website=www.cisce.org|access-date=2018-09-23}}</ref>


==Subjects==
==Subjects==
In the subjects where there is more than one paper (e.g., Science), the marks obtained in the subject are calculated by taking the average of all the papers in the subject. Candidates appearing for the examination have to study six or seven subjects, with one to three papers in each subject. This makes for a total of eight to eleven papers, depending on the subjects.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/counting-7-subjects-is-discriminatory-says-icse-board/article1-552399.aspx | title=Counting 7 subjects is discriminatory, says ICSE Board | publisher=Hindustan Times | work=HT Correspondent | date=3 June 2010 | access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/ICSE-pupils-can-again-draw-best-5-score-from-six-subjects/articleshow/17975412.cms | title=ICSE pupils can again draw best-5 score from six subjects | work=The Times of India | date=11 January 2013 | access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>
In the subjects where there is more than one paper (e.g., Science), the marks obtained in the subject are calculated by taking the average of all the papers in the subject. Candidates appearing for the examination have to study six or seven subjects, with one to three papers in each subject. This makes for a total of eight to eleven papers, depending on the subjects.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/counting-7-subjects-is-discriminatory-says-icse-board/article1-552399.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402144040/http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/counting-7-subjects-is-discriminatory-says-icse-board/article1-552399.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=2 April 2015 | title=Counting 7 subjects is discriminatory, says ICSE Board | publisher=Hindustan Times | work=HT Correspondent | date=3 June 2010 | access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/ICSE-pupils-can-again-draw-best-5-score-from-six-subjects/articleshow/17975412.cms | title=ICSE pupils can again draw best-5 score from six subjects | work=The Times of India | date=11 January 2013 | access-date=11 March 2015}}</ref>


===For classes IX, X (ICSE) ===
===For classes IX, X (ICSE) ===
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*[[Biology]]
*[[Biology]]
*[[Biotechnology]]
*[[Biotechnology]]
*[[Computer science]]
*[[Computer science|Computer Science]]
*Electricity and Electronics
*Electricity and Electronics
*[[Engineering physics]]
*[[Engineering physics|Engineering Physics]]
*[[Environmental science]]
*[[Environmental science|Environmental Science]]
*Geometrical and Mechanical Drawing  
*Geometrical and Mechanical Drawing  
*Geometrical and Building Drawing
*Geometrical and Building Drawing
*Fashion designing
*[[Fashion design]]ing
*Home Science
*[[Home Science]]
*Hospitality Management
*Hospitality Management
*Legal Studies
*Legal Studies
*Mass Media & Communication
*Mass Media & Communication
*[[Art]]
*[[Art]]
*Music
*[[Music]]
*[[Physical Education]]  
*[[Physical Education]]  
*Socially Useful Productive Work
*Socially Useful Productive Work


==Legal validity challenged==
==Legal Validity Challenged==
In the year 2015, the human resource development ministry had asked the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), which conducts the ICSE and the ISC examinations, to furnish evidence to justify its existence.<ref>{{ cite news | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/govt-test-for-icse-board/cid/1434728 | title=Govt test for ICSE board | work=Telegraph India | date=2015-10-29 | access-date=2020-03-26 }} </ref>
In the year 2015, the [[Ministry of Education (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]] (now called Ministry of Education) had asked the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), which conducts the ICSE and the ISC examinations, to furnish evidence to justify its existence.<ref>{{ cite news | url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/govt-test-for-icse-board/cid/1434728 | title=Govt test for ICSE board | work=Telegraph India | date=2015-10-29 | access-date=2020-03-26 }}</ref>
 


==Criticism==
==Criticism==
In 2013, a 20-year-old Indian student studying in the US, Debarghya Das, claimed in his personal blog to have downloaded the ICSE scores for over 100,000 students by [[Web scraping|scraping]]. His analysis of the data showed interesting patterns in the marking system, suggesting that the marks were rounded off with no student getting under 33 marks out of a possible 100. The reason for this was reportedly attributed to ''moderation''; a practice also followed by [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE), it involved tweaking candidates' marks to account for paper variances. <ref>{{cite news
In 2013, a 20-year-old Indian student studying in the US, Debarghya Das, claimed in his personal blog to have downloaded the ICSE scores for over 100,000 students by [[Web scraping|scraping]]. His analysis of the data showed interesting patterns in the marking system, suggesting that the marks were rounded off with no student getting under 33 marks out of a possible 100. The reason for this was reportedly attributed to ''moderation''; a practice also followed by [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE), it involved tweaking candidates' marks to account for paper variances.<ref>{{cite news
  | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-06/security/39787770_1_cisce-icse-gerry-arathoon
  | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-06/security/39787770_1_cisce-icse-gerry-arathoon
  | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610013840/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-06/security/39787770_1_cisce-icse-gerry-arathoon
  | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610013840/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-06/security/39787770_1_cisce-icse-gerry-arathoon
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.cisce.org CISCE Homepage]
* [http://www.cisce.org CISCE Homepage]
 
*[https://sarkarimitra.in/icse-isc-class-10th-and-12th-results/ ICSE Class 12th and 10th results]
{{coord missing|India}}[https://sarkarimitra.in/icse-isc-class-10th-and-12th-results/ ICSE Class 12th and 10th results]  


[[Category:School qualifications of India]]
[[Category:School qualifications of India]]
[[Category:Secondary school qualifications]]
[[Category:Secondary school qualifications]]

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The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, a private board designed to provide an examination in a course of general education, in accordance with the recommendations of the New Education Policy 1986 (India), through the medium of English.[1]

The examination allows secure suitable representations of responsible schools (which are affiliated to it) in their states or territories.[2] Private candidates are not permitted to appear for this examination.[3]

Subjects

In the subjects where there is more than one paper (e.g., Science), the marks obtained in the subject are calculated by taking the average of all the papers in the subject. Candidates appearing for the examination have to study six or seven subjects, with one to three papers in each subject. This makes for a total of eight to eleven papers, depending on the subjects.[4][5]

For classes IX, X (ICSE)

For classes XI, XII (ISC)

Students are allowed to choose any three/four/five out of the following with the sixth one, English being compulsory. Subjects are offered in an array of combinations, based on the stream of education, and school picked.

Legal Validity Challenged

In the year 2015, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (now called Ministry of Education) had asked the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), which conducts the ICSE and the ISC examinations, to furnish evidence to justify its existence.[6]

Criticism

In 2013, a 20-year-old Indian student studying in the US, Debarghya Das, claimed in his personal blog to have downloaded the ICSE scores for over 100,000 students by scraping. His analysis of the data showed interesting patterns in the marking system, suggesting that the marks were rounded off with no student getting under 33 marks out of a possible 100. The reason for this was reportedly attributed to moderation; a practice also followed by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), it involved tweaking candidates' marks to account for paper variances.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "CISCE". www.cisce.org. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. ↑ https://www.cisce.org/pdf/ICSE-Class-X-Syllabus-Year-2017/1.Regulations.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  3. ↑ "CISCE". www.cisce.org. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Counting 7 subjects is discriminatory, says ICSE Board". HT Correspondent. Hindustan Times. 3 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "ICSE pupils can again draw best-5 score from six subjects". The Times of India. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Govt test for ICSE board". Telegraph India. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Indian student in Cornell University hacks into ICSE, ISC database". The Times of India. 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "He didn't hack, he scraped ICSE results and look what he found". NDTV Gadgets. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.

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