Class 9, 11 final papers not 'board exams': Know about CISCE's latest rule

CISCE would now be providing its affiliated schools with common question papers for select subjects in Classes 9 and 11

The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) clarified on Friday that classes IX and XI annual exams would be held on the council’s common question papers to reduce students’ anxiety and stress and help them perform better in the “actual board examinations”.

The clarification aims to allay apprehensions among a section of teachers and parents that a centralised examination at the end of classes IX and XI will be a burden on students, a principal of an ICSE school in Calcutta said.

This is what the circular said: "CISCE would like to clarify that the class 9 and 11