G.O.MS.No. 69 Dated:15-10-2019 --School Education – Examination reforms – Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation pattern of examination system – Modifications in SSC Public Examinations w.e.f March 2020 and onwards – Orders – Issued.

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

SCHOOL EDUCATION (PROG.II) DEPARTMENT
G.O.MS.No. 69 Dated:15-10-2019
School Education – Examination reforms – Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation
pattern of examination system – Modifications in SSC Public Examinations w.e.f
March 2020 and onwards – Orders – Issued.
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ORDER:
After careful examination of the proposal from the Commissioner of School
Education, AP, Amaravathi in the reference 6th read above, and keeping in view the
recommendations of National Curriculum framework-2005, interventions of Draft
New Education Policy 2019 and recommendations of core group constituted by the
Commissioner of School Education for Examination reforms and in consonance with
the Government’s policy on reforms in SSC Public Examinations in the reference 5th
read above, the following orders are issued with immediate effect.
2. The orders issued in the reference 1st read above will be continued with
respect to other examination reforms except SSC Public Examinations. The orders
issued by the Government and in furtherance of orders issued by the Commissioner
of School Education in earlier instances in respect of conduct of SSC Public
Examinations are hereby annulled.
3. The following examination reforms for SSC Public Examinations will come in to
force w.e.f SSC Public Examinations, March 2020 and onwards.
(i) The Blue Print:
To ensure quality in assessments, the Blue Print is modified with a
shift from assessing rote learning to conceptual understanding and
higher order thinking skills of the students viz., Critical, Creative,
Logical, and Analytical thinking through appropriate assessment tools.
Question paper contains 4 sections:
1. Objective type (Answer should be in one word / Phrase, No choice)
2. Very Short answer Type ( Answer should be in One or Two
sentences, No choice)
3. Short answer (Answer in Two to four sentences, No choice)
4. Essay Type (Answer in Eight to Ten sentences, Internal choice)

(ii) Answer Booklet:
Director of Government Examinations shall make arrangements to
supply 24 page ruled/dotted single answer booklet to the students for
writing the examinations. The Commissioner, Printing, Stationery &
Stores Purchase Department, AP shall meet the expenditure for this
purpose.
(iii) Duration of the Examination:
1. It shall be 2.45 hrs, including Reading of Question Paper – 15 min,
writing of Answers – 2.30 hrs
2. OSSC Main Language/First Language Composite Course – 3.15 hrs.
3. Second Language – 3.00 hrs.
(iv) Development of Confidential Material:
1. The current practice of DEOs/District Common Examination Boards
contributing to frame Question Papers for Class-X Examinations is
hereby discontinued.
2. The Director, SCERT shall be entrusted with the responsibility
development of question papers for SSC Public Examinations for
class-X duly engaging the Assessment Cell and coordinating with
the Director, Government Examinations. The Commissioner of
School Education shall define and delineate the roles of SCERT and
DGE to bring in alignment to improve quality and maintaining
confidentiality in this aspect.
(v) Paper wise Grades in Marks Memorandum:
In addition to the existing mention of subject-wise grades, paper-wise
grades secured by the students are to be mentioned in the SSC marks
memorandum. The Director, Government Examinations shall take steps for modifying
the SSC Marks Memorandum to indicate the paper-wise grades, subject-
wise grades secured by the students.
4. The Director, SCERT shall take necessary steps in ensuring dissemination of
the Blue Print and should be ready for further clarifications if necessary.
5. The Commissioner of School Education, Andhra Pradesh, the Director, SCERT,
AP and the Director, Government Examinations, AP shall take further necessary
action in the matter accordingly.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

B.RAJSEKHAR
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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