GRACE MARKS DETAILS

From the Academic Year 2008-2009 admissions onwards, Grace marks are given to School going regular candidates for their achievements in State level competitions during their First and Second Year separately in the respective First / Second Year Higher Secondary Examinations. Grace marks are awarded for the achievements in the following items also as recorded below: 

Grace marks are limited to a maximum of 90% as per a recent circular by the director.

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Youth Festival (State Level):

•   A Grade - 5% of the aggregate score
•   B Grade - 4% of the aggregate score
•   C Grade - 3% of the aggregate score

Sastra ,Ganitha Sastra SamuhyaSastra, Pravarti Parijaya Mela
/ I.T. Mela (State Level)

• A Grade 5% of the aggregate score
• B Grade 4% of the aggregate score
• C Grade 3% of the aggregate score

Special School Youth Festival

• A Grade 5% of the aggregate score
• B Grade 4% of the aggregate score
• C Grade 3% of the aggregate score

Sports (State Level)

• First Place - 5% of the aggregate score
• Second Place - 4% of the aggregate score
• Third Place - 3 % of the aggregate score   

Sports(National  Level)

• First Place/Winner (Gold Medallist) - 15% of the aggregate score
• Second Place/Runner Up - 13% of the aggregate score
• Third Place - 11% of the aggregate score
• Participation - 10% of the aggregate scoreMaximum grace marks awarded in this category will be 50% of the aggregate score.

Sports(International Level)

• Participation only - 20% of the aggregate score
• Director, Higher Secondary Education, will decide percentage of grace marks for Winners, Runner up and Third place holders in International participation.

NCC Cadets
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10% scores will be awarded to NCC Cadets as grace marks during Second Year only on satisfying the following four conditions.
i. The candidate should be in the rank of Corporal or above.
ii. The candidates are holders of A, B or C certificates.
iii. The candidate must have represented any one centrally organized camp.
iv. The benefit of granting of 5% scores grace marks to NCC cadets is awarded in Higher Secondary Examination in the following camps also ;

1. Naval Attachment Camp
2. Army Attachment Camp
3. Pre Republic Day Camp (RDC)

v. Pre-Nau Sainik Camp (NSC)
vi. Application for grace marks for NCC is submitted in duplicate, one copy to the Secretary, Board of Higher secondary Education and the other to Deputy Director General, NCC. Marks are awarded on the basis of the recommendation of the Director General, NCC.
NSS Volunteers
Marks are awarded on the basis of the recommendation of the State Co-ordinator NSS. Grace Marks in Higher Secondary Examination to NSS Volunteers is awarded as detailed below
i. NSS Volunteers having NSS Certificates - 2%
ii. NSS Volunteers attended National Camps - 3%
iii. NSS Volunteers attended Republic Day Camps - 5%

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i. The benefit of eligible grace marks for achievements in the First Year Course shall be awarded for the First Year Examination only and for achievement in the Second Year Course, for the Second Year Examination only.
ii. The grace mark will be limited to 5%,4% and 3% of maximum marks for papers respectively for A,B and C grade.
iii. The preference will be for attaining minimum mark for becoming ‘Eligible’ i.e, grade D+.
iv. Second preference will be for lifting the lowest grade to the next higher grade and so on.
v. When a student is eligible for grace marks for different items, the item with highest grace mark only will be considered.
vi. The grace mark to mentally retarded and hearing impaired will be 25%.
vii. If a student appears for lesser number of papers only, the percentage will be calculated based on the number of papers appeared for. If the student appears for SAY, the grace mark will be calculated for the papers appeared in SAY scheme. Grace marks will not be given for subsequent appearances.
viii. A candidate who has secured the maximum scores for a paper is not eligible for grace marks for that subject and those marks will not be transfered to any other subject.
ix. The maximum marks that can be secured after awarding grace marks will be decided by the Director of Higher Secondary Education.( 90 % from march 2014 onwards )
x. Grace marks will be given to the candidates irrespective of whether they are eligible for higher studies or not in the examinations.
xi. The individual grace marks will not be shown separately in the certificate.
xii. The benefit of eligible grace marks will be extended to the candidates only in any one of the 3 levels (viz., State, National or International) during the course of study.
xiii. Grace marks will be awarded to candidates after effecting the moderation declared by the Board of Examination. Candidates coming within the limit of moderation after the award of grace marks will also be given the benefit of moderation.
xiv. The application for award of grace marks for Youth Festival Sastra Ganitha, Sastra Samuhya,Sastra Pravarti Parijaya Mela / I.T. Mela and Sasthra Congress shall be submitted to the Joint Director(Exam), Higher Secondary Education.
xv. The application for award of grace mark for sports should be submitted in duplicate, one copy to the Secretary, Board of Higher secondary Education and the other to the Director of Public Instructions (DPI).
xvi. The grace marks for sports and games are awarded on the basis of the recommendation of the DPI,for NSS on the basis of the recommendation of the State Co-ordinator, NSS and that for NCC on the recommendation of NCC Directorate.