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Revision as of 06:50, 23 March 2009
The Indian School Certificate (ISC) is an examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for Grade 12, i.e. year 12. A student attempts this examination after first completing the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education in Grade 10, although the completion of a recognized equivalent level of education is normally sufficient. The Examination has been 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.
Candidates therefore have to attempt the subjects of English and Environmental Education, and must also attempt three, four or five other subjects that may be chosen by the candidate from a wide range of subjects ranging from Fashion Designing to Biology to Political Science. Schools generally offer a limited number of these subjects depending upon their logistical requirements. Socially Useful and Productive Work is also considered important, with students getting a grade for this along with their marksheets.
Indian School Certificate (Class XII) is treated as equivalent to Senior Examination of the University of Scotland. This implies that pupils will no longer be required to obtain ‘A’ level qualifications or complete bridging courses, while seeking entry to Universities in the UK and other overseas Universities in the Commonwealth. Indian School Certificate qualification is the only qualification from India that has been granted this special recognition.
Although the majority of schools affiliated to the CISCE Board are in India, a number of schools in other countries with large Non-Resident Indian populations do offer the ICSE and ISC examinations including the Dubai Modern High School and DPS International Singapore.
Subjects:
Schools generally do not offer all the subjects listed. A candidate's choice is further limited by certain combinations of subjects offered, depending on the school.
Compulsory Subjects:
- English : 2 marked papers (each of 100 marks, 2.5 hrs)
- Environmental Education : 1 marked paper of 70 marks, 3 hours + 2 projects for 30 marks)
- SUPW ('Socially Useful and Productive Work') : 1 Graded examination on coursework
Electives:
Students generally take four elective subjects. However, they may take three or five, although this is rare, and many schools do not permit it. The result is a best of 5 including English, i.e. English + best 4. Subjects in bold are not offered by the CBSE.
ISC offers 26 languages, including English, which is compulsory.
- Indian Language (Assamese, Bengali, Dzongkha, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Khasi, Lushai, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu)
- Modern Foreign Language (French, German, Spanish, Tibetan, Chinese)
- Classical Language (Persian, Arabic, Sanskrit)
Excluding languages (100 marks each, 3 hours) , there are 28 different courses to choose from.
Marks in brackets (theory + practicals)
- Literature in English (100, 3 hrs)
- History (100, 3 hrs)
- Political Science (100, 3 hrs)
- Geography (70, 3 hrs + 30)
- Sociology (100, 3 hrs)
- Psychology (70, 3 hrs + 30)
- Economics (100, 3 hrs)
- Commerce (100, 3 hrs)
- Accounts (100, 3 hrs)
- Business Studies (100, 3 hrs)
- Mathematics (100, 3 hrs)
- Physics (70, 3 hrs + 30, 3 hrs)
- Chemistry (70, 3 hrs + 30, 3 hrs)
- Biology (70, 3 hrs + 30, 3 hrs)
- Home Science (70, 3 hrs + 30, 1 hr planning and 3 hrs examination session)
- Fashion Designing (100, 3 hrs + 100, 3 hrs)
- Electricity and Electronics (100, 3 hrs)
- Engineering Science (cannot be taken with physics) (100, 3 hrs)
- Computer Science (100, 3 hrs + 100, 3 hrs)
- Geometrical and Mechanical drawing (100, 3 hrs)
- Geometrical and Building drawing (100, 3 hrs) (cannot be taken with above course)
- Art (Painting and Crafts) (3 from 6 papers, each paper 100 marks)
- Music
- Carnatic music (100, 3 hrs + 100, 20 minutes)
- Hindustani music (100, 3 hrs + 100, 20 minutes)
- Western Music (100, 3 hrs + 100 for 6 aural tests)
- Physical Education (100, 3 hrs + 100)
- Environmental Science (70, 3 hrs + 30)
- Biotechnology (70, 3 hrs + 30, 3 hrs)
Schools following ISC
A number of prestigious schools in India follow the ISC prescribed curriculum. Some of these are:
Uttar Pradesh
- City Montessori School, Lucknow
- Hartmann College, Izzatnagar, Bareilly
- Seth M.R.Jaipuria School, Lucknow
- La Martiniere College, Lucknow
- St. Maria Goretti, Bareilly
- Huddard High School, Kanpur
- St. Peter's College, Agra
- St. John's School, Varanasi
- G.P.M., Bareilly
- St.Francis's College, Lucknow
- Lucknow public collegiate, Lucknow
- Christ Church College, Lucknow
- Little Flower School, Gorakhpur
- St.Mary's Convent, Allahabad
Andhra Pradesh
- Abhyasa Residential Public School, Toopran, Medak Dist., Andhra Pardesh
- Hyderabad Public School
- Rishi Valley School, near Madanapalle
- St. Ann's,Secunderabad
- Etasi Timpany School, Vishakapatnam
- St. George's Grammar School, Hyderabad
- Nasr School,Khairtabad,Hyderabad
Pondicherry (Puducherry)
West Bengal
- Sunrise English Medium School, Belurmath
- Don Bosco, Park Circus, Kolkata
- La Martiniere College, Kolkata
- Calcutta Boys' School, Calcutta
- Calcutta Girls High School, Calcutta
- St. Xavier's Collegiate School
- St. James School
- St. Thomas' Boys School, Kolkata
- St. Thomas' Girls School, Kolkata
- Don Bosco High & Technical School, Liluah
- Mount Hermon School, Darjeeling
- Vivekananda Mission School, Kolkata
- Orient Day School,Behala,Kolkata
Maharashtra
- The Bishop's School, Pune
- Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School
- Campion School, Mumbai
- The Cathedral and John Connon School
- St. Mary's School
- Cambridge School, Mumbai
- Lilavatibai Podar Senior Secondary School
- Jamnabai Narsee School Mumbai
- Ryan International School, Mumbai (Kharghar)
Karnataka
- Bishop Cotton Boys School
- Bishop Cotton Girls' School
- St. Joseph's Boys' High School
- Little Flower Public School
- Ryan International School Brookefields
- Clarence High School
- Vidya Niketan School
Uttranchal
- St. George's College
- The Doon School Dehradun
- Welham Boys' School
- Doon Cambridge
- Wynberg Allen School
- St. Joseph's Academy
- Brightlands School
Kerala
- Pallikoodam High School, Kottayam
- Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, Thiruvananthapuram
- St. Thomas Residential School
- Loyola School, Thiruvananthapuram
- Christ Nagar School,Thiruvananthapuram
- Trinity Lyceum School Kollam
- Infant Jesus Anglo Indian Boys High School, Tangasseri, Kollam
- Mount Carmel Anglo Indian Girls High School, Tangasseri, Kollam
- Bethany Academy,Vennikkulam
- Infant Jesus ISC School, Mavelikara, Alapuzha
Orissa
- Stewart School,Bhubaneswar
- St.Xavier's High School,Cuttack
- St. Paul's School, Rourkela
- St. Joseph's Covent, Rourkela
Himachal Pradesh
- Himalayan International School, Chharabara, Shimla
- Bishop Cotton School, Shimla