EXAMINATION & ASSESSMENT

 Pre-Nursery, Nursery, Kindergarten, Grades I and II:

  • No formal examination is conducted in these classes.
  • Pre-primary children at Arqam Public School are continuously assessed by their class teacher throughout the year, using a range of methods, to give a clear overall picture of how they are progressing at the Middle and End of the academic year.
  • The informal assessment is based on the skill of the child in addition to its regularity.

 Grades III to VIII:

  • From classes III to VIII, exams are conducted in two terms, First Term and Final Term.
  • Two tests will be taken before each exam, and average marks of these tests will be included in First Term and Final Term exams.
  • As a rule, every student is expected to take all tests and examinations.  No retest or re-examination will be allowed for the students being absent during the fixed schedule of examinations for any reason.
  • Minimum passing marks are 40%.

Grades IX & X:

  • Only those students of class VIII will be eligible to be promoted to class IX who get at least 60% marks in Science categories.
  • Students of classes IX and X must pass the Preliminary Exams with at least 60% marks in each subject.