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Class X - (SA II) FAQs

Q1 Who is eligible to appear for school conducted SA-II?

Ans : Students of Senior Secondary Schools who do not wish to move out of the CBSE system.

Q2 Who is eligible to appear in the Board conducted SA-II?

Ans : i. All the students of Secondary Schools; and ii. Students of Senior Secondary Schools, if they wish to move out of the CBSE system.

Q3 If I intend to change my school after Class X but do not want to change the CBSE Board, do I need to sit for the Board conducted SA-II?

Ans : If you are a student of a Secondary School, then you need to sit for Board conducted SA-II; if you are a student of a Senior Secondary School, then you need to sit for the School conducted SA-II only.

Q4 Will the certificates of those students who appear in School conducted SA-II and Board conducted SA-II be different?

Ans : No, the certificate being issued by the Board to all the students passing out of the CBSE affiliated schools whether they have appeared in School conducted SA-II or Board conducted SA-II will be the same.

Q5 Will the syllabus for Board conducted SA-II cover the entire year (first and second term) and that for school conducted SA-II be for the second term only?

Ans : No, the syllabus for both types of SA-II will be the same and it will be the one prescribed by the Board for the Second term only. This is available on the CBSE Website (www.cbse.nic.in).

Q6 Will the method of assessment between the Board conducted SA-II

and School conducted SA-II will be different?

Ans : No, both types of Answer Books will be assessed based on the Marking Scheme prepared by the Board. The assessment under Board Conducted SA-II will be done by the school teachers from outside the school, while that under School Conducted SA-II will be done by the school teachers of the same school.

Q7 If I have taken School conducted SA-II and I am transferred to a place where there are no CBSE affiliated school, will other Boards admit me in Class XI?

Ans : As the certificate at the end of Class is going to be issued by the CBSE there should not be any problem for you in getting admission in Class XI, as there is equivalence between Class X of different Boards.

Q8 If I sit for Board conducted SA-II, will my certificate show Grades for only SA-II obtained by me and not Grades given to me by the School under CCE throughout the year?

Ans : No, Board conducted SA-II will only be one part of the overall statement of assessment to be issued by the Board. The certificate will show the overall Grades obtained by you in Summative and Formative Assessments (SA and FA). SA consists of both the Summative Assessments and FA consists of all the four Formative Assessments.

Q9 How will a School know whether I am leaving the CBSE system or not? (Student Query)

Ans : Schools are asking the Parents to give in writing about their intention to continue in the CBSE system or otherwise.

Q10 If I give in writing that I am leaving the CBSE system and after the end of Class X results I do not go outside the CBSE system or want to stay in the same school, will I be forced by the school to leave the CBSE system or my school?

Ans : You are expected to make a conscious decision before giving in writing about your intention of going out of CBSE system. But having given in writing that you are going to leave the CBSE system, you may probably forego your priority in admission in Class XI in the same school. However, such cases would be dealt with on merit by the school as they have autonomy to decide and the CBSE has never micro managed schools as per past practice.

Q11 Some of the schools are liberal in giving marks while some of them are not. Will I not suffer on account of strict marking by my school?

Ans : No student would suffer because of strict marking or benefit from lenient marking as the Marking Scheme for all Question Papers in all major subjects would be provided by the Board and teachers would be directed to adhere to the Marking Scheme in each subject. However, to avoid any such apprehension the Board is contemplating to undertake moderation of marks based on marks distribution of the students in the school as well as random verification by the CBSE of the assessment done by the school.

Q12 If I have given an Option that I will be appearing in Board conducted SA-II but afterwards, say, in 22nd Dec., 2010, I want to change my option to school conducted SA-II, and vice- ersa, will I be eligible to do that?

Ans : The Board expects you to make a conscious decision. However, for this year the Board will permit change of such options. All such requests, duly forwarded by the school, must be received in the Board’s concerned Regional Office latest by 15th December, 2010.

Courtesy: CBSE.NIC.IN

Obama's Speech to India's Parliament

New Delhi: Text of US President Barack Obama's address to the joint
session of India's parliament made at its Central Hall on Monday:

Mr. Vice President, Madame Speaker, Mr. Prime Minister, Members of the
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and most of all, the people of India.
I thank you for the great honor of addressing the representatives of
more than one billion Indians and the world's largest democracy. I
bring the greetings and friendship of the world's oldest democracy-the
U.S.A, including nearly three million proud and patriotic Indian
Americans.

Over the past three days, my wife Michelle and I have experienced the
beauty and dynamism of India and its people. From the majesty of
Humayun's Tomb to the advanced technologies that are empowering
farmers and women who are the backbone of Indian society.
From a Diwali celebration with schoolchildren to the innovators who
are fueling India's economic rise. From the university students who
will chart India's future, to you-leaders who helped to bring India to
this moment of promise.
At every stop, we have been welcomed with the hospitality for which
Indians have always been known. So to you and the people of India, on
behalf of me, Michelle and the American people, please accept our
deepest thanks. Bahoot dhanyavad.
I am not the first American president to visit India. Nor will I be
the last. But I am proud to visit India so early in my presidency. It
is no coincidence that India is my first stop on a visit to Asia, or
that this has been my longest visit to another country since becoming
President.
For in Asia and around the world, India is not simply emerging; India
has already emerged. And it is my firm belief that the relationship
between the United States and India-bound by our shared interests and
values-will be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century.
This is the partnership I have come here to build. This is the vision
that our nations can realize together.
My confidence in our shared future is grounded in my respect for
India's treasured past-a civilization that has been shaping the world
for thousands of years. Indians unlocked the intricacies of the human
body and the vastness of our universe. And it is no exaggeration to
say that our information age is rooted in Indian innovations-including
the number zero.
India not only opened our minds, she expanded our moral imagination.
With religious texts that still summon the faithful to lives of
dignity and discipline. With poets who imagined a future "where the
mind is without fear and the head is held high." And with a man whose
message of love and justice endures-the Father of your Nation, Mahatma
Gandhi.
For me and Michelle, this visit has therefore held special meaning.
Throughout my life, including my work as a young man on behalf of the
urban poor, I have always found inspiration in the life of Gandhiji
and in his simple and profound lesson to be the change we seek in the
world. And just as he summoned Indians to seek their destiny, he
influenced champions of equality in my own country, including a young
Martin Luther King. After making his pilgrimage to India a half
century ago, Dr. King called Gandhi's philosophy of non-violent
resistance "the only logical and moral approach" in the struggle for
justice and progress.
So we were honored to visit the residence where Gandhi and King both
stayed-Mani Bhavan. We were humbled to pay our respects at Raj Ghat.
And I am mindful that I might not be standing before you today, as
President of the United States, had it not been for Gandhi and the
message he shared with America and the world.
An ancient civilization of science and innovation. A fundamental faith
in human progress. This is the sturdy foundation upon which you have
built ever since that stroke of midnight when the tricolor was raised
over a free and independent India. And despite the skeptics who said
that this country was simply too poor, too vast, too diverse to
succeed, you surmounted overwhelming odds and became a model to the
world.
Instead of slipping into starvation, you launched a Green Revolution
that fed millions. Instead of becoming dependent on commodities and
exports, you invested in science and technology and in your greatest
resource-the Indian people. And the world sees the results, from the
supercomputers you build to the Indian flag that you put on the moon.
Instead of resisting the global economy, you became one of its
engines-reforming the licensing raj and unleashing an economic marvel
that has lifted tens of millions from poverty and created one of the
world's largest middle classes.
Instead of succumbing to division, you have shown that the strength of
India-the very idea of India-is its embrace of all colors, castes and
creeds. It's the diversity represented in this chamber today. It's the
richness of faiths celebrated by a visitor to my hometown of Chicago
more than a century ago-the renowned Swami Vivekananda. He said that,
"holiness, purity and charity are not the exclusive possessions of any
church in the world, and that every system has produced men and women
of the most exalted character."
And instead of being lured by the false notion that progress must come
at the expense of freedom, you built the institutions upon which true
democracy depends-free and fair elections, which enable citizens to
choose their own leaders without recourse to arms; an independent
judiciary and the rule of law, which allows people to address their
grievances; and a thriving free press and vibrant civil society which
allows every voice to be heard. And this year, as India marks 60 years
with a strong and democratic constitution, the lesson is clear: India
has succeeded, not in spite of democracy; India has succeeded because
of democracy.
Just as India has changed, so too has the relationship between our two
nations. In the decades after independence, India advanced its
interests as a proud leader of the nonaligned movement. Yet too often,
the United States and India found ourselves on opposite sides of a
North-South divide and estranged by a long Cold War. Those days are
over.
Here in India, two successive governments led by different parties
have recognized that deeper partnership with America is both natural
and necessary. In the United States, both of my predecessors-one
Democrat, one Republican-worked to bring us closer, leading to
increased trade and a landmark civil nuclear agreement.
Since then, people in both our countries have asked: what next? How
can we build on this progress and realize the full potential of our
partnership? That is what I want to address today-the future that the
United States seeks in an interconnected world; why I believe that
India is indispensable to this vision; and how we can forge a truly
global partnership-not in just one or two areas, but across many; not
just for our mutual benefit, but for the world's.
Of course, only Indians can determine India's national interests and
how to advance them on the world stage. But I stand before you today
because I am convinced that the interests of the United States-and the
interests we share with India-are best advanced in partnership.
The United States seeks security-the security of our country, allies
and partners. We seek prosperity-a strong and growing economy in an
open international economic system. We seek respect for universal
values. And we seek a just and sustainable international order that
promotes peace and security by meeting global challenges through
stronger global cooperation.
To advance these interests, I have committed the United States to
comprehensive engagement with the world, based on mutual interest and
mutual respect. And a central pillar of this engagement is forging
deeper cooperation with 21st century centers of influence-and that
includes India. This is why I believe that India and America are
indispensable partners in meeting the challenges of our time.
Since taking office, I've therefore made our relationship a priority.
I was proud to welcome Prime Minister Singh for the first official
state visit of my presidency. For the first time ever, our governments
are working together across the whole range of common challenges we
face. And let me say it as clearly as I can: the United States not
only welcomes India as a rising global power, we fervently support it,
and we have worked to help make it a reality.
Together with our partners, we have made the G20 the premier forum for
international economic cooperation, bringing more voices to the table
of global economic decision-making, including India. We have increased
the role of emerging economies like India at international financial
institutions. We valued India's important role at Copenhagen, where,
for the first time, all major economies committed to take action to
confront climate change-and to stand by those actions. We salute
India's long history as a leading contributor to United Nations
peacekeeping missions. And we welcome India as it prepares to take its
seat on the United Nations Security Council.
In short, with India assuming its rightful place in the world, we have
an historic opportunity to make the relationship between our two
countries a defining partnership of the century ahead. And I believe
we can do so by working together in three important areas.
First, as global partners we can promote prosperity in both our
countries. Together, we can create the high-tech, high-wage jobs of
the future. With my visit, we are now ready to begin implementing our
civil nuclear agreement. This will help meet India's growing energy
needs and create thousands of jobs in both our countries.
We need to forge partnerships in high-tech sectors like defense and
civil space. So we have removed Indian organizations from our
so-called "entity list." And we'll work to reform our controls on
exports. Both of these steps will ensure that Indian companies seeking
high-tech trade and technologies from America are treated the same as
our closest allies and partners.
We can pursue joint research and development to create green jobs;
give Indians more access to cleaner, affordable energy; meet the
commitments we made at Copenhagen; and show the possibilities of
low-carbon growth.
Together, we can resist the protectionism that stifles growth and
innovation. The United States remains-and will continue to remain-one
of the most open economies in the world. And by opening markets and
reducing barriers to foreign investment, India can realize its full
economic potential as well. As G20 partners, we can make sure the
global economic recovery is strong and durable. And we can keep
striving for a Doha Round that is ambitious and balanced-with the
courage to make the compromises that are necessary so global trade
works for all economies.
Together, we can strengthen agriculture. Cooperation between Indian
and American researchers and scientists sparked the Green Revolution.
Today, India is a leader in using technology to empower farmers, like
those I met yesterday who get free updates on market and weather
conditions on their cell phones. And the United States is a leader in
agricultural productivity and research. Now, as farmers and rural
areas face the effects of climate change and drought, we'll work
together to spark a second, more sustainable Evergreen Revolution.
Together, we're going to improve Indian weather forecasting systems
before the next monsoon season. We aim to help millions of Indian
farming households save water and increase productivity; improve food
processing so crops don't spoil on the way to market; and enhance
climate and crop forecasting to avoid losses that cripple communities
and drive up food prices.
Because the wealth of a nation also depends on the health of its
people, we'll continue to support India's efforts against diseases
like tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, and as global partners, we'll work to
improve global health by preventing the spread of pandemic flu. And
because knowledge is the currency of the 21st century, we'll increase
exchanges between our students, colleges and universities, which are
among the best in the world.
As we work to advance our shared prosperity, we can partner to address
a second priority-our shared security. In Mumbai, I met with the
courageous families and survivors of that barbaric attack. And here in
this Parliament, which was itself targeted because of the democracy it
represents, we honor the memory of all those who have been taken from
us, including American citizens on 26/11 and Indian citizens on 9/11.
This is the bond we share. It's why we insist that nothing ever
justifies the slaughter of innocent men, women and children. It's why
we're working together, more closely than ever, to prevent terrorist
attacks and to deepen our cooperation even further. And it's why, as
strong and resilient societies, we refuse to live in fear, we will not
sacrifice the values and rule of law that defines us, and we will
never waver in the defense of our people.
America's fight against al Qaeda and its terrorist affiliates is why
we persevere in Afghanistan, where major development assistance from
India has improved the lives of the Afghan people. We're making
progress in our mission to break the Taliban's momentum and to train
Afghan forces so they can take the lead for their security. And while
I have made it clear that American forces will begin the transition to
Afghan responsibility next summer, I have also made it clear that
America's commitment to the Afghan people will endure. The United
States will not abandon the people of Afghanistan-or the region-to the
violent extremists who threaten us all.
Our strategy to disrupt, dismantle and defeat al Qaeda and its
affiliates has to succeed on both sides of the border. That is why we
have worked with the Pakistani government to address the threat of
terrorist networks in the border region. The Pakistani government
increasingly recognizes that these networks are not just a threat
outside of Pakistan-they are a threat to the Pakistani people, who
have suffered greatly at the hands of violent extremists.
And we will continue to insist to Pakistan's leaders that terrorist
safe-havens within their borders are unacceptable, and that the
terrorists behind the Mumbai attacks be brought to justice. We must
also recognize that all of us have and interest in both an Afghanistan
and a Pakistan that is stable, prosperous and democratic-and none more
so than India.
More broadly, India and the United States can partner in Asia. Today,
the United States is once again playing a leadership role in
Asia-strengthening old alliances; deepening relationships, as we are
doing with China; and we're reengaging with regional organizations
like ASEAN and joining the East Asia summit-organizations in which
India is also a partner. Like your neighbors in Southeast Asia, we
want India to not only "look East," we want India to "engage
East"-because it will increase the security and prosperity of all our
nations.
And as two global leaders, the United States and India can partner for
global security-especially as India serves on the Security Council
over the next two years. Indeed, the just and sustainable
international order that America seeks includes a United Nations that
is efficient, effective, credible and legitimate. That is why I can
say today-in the years ahead, I look forward to a reformed U.N.
Security Council that includes India as a permanent member.
Now, let me suggest that with increased power comes increased
responsibility. The United Nations exists to fulfill its founding
ideals of preserving peace and security, promoting global cooperation,
and advancing human rights. These are the responsibilities of all
nations, but especially those that seek to lead in the 21st century.
And so we look forward to working with India-and other nations that
aspire to Security Council membership-to ensure that the Security
Council is effective; that resolutions are implemented and sanctions
enforced; and that we strengthen the international norms which
recognize the rights and responsibilities of all nations and
individuals.
This includes our responsibility to prevent the spread of nuclear
weapons. Since I took office, the United States has reduced the role
of nuclear weapons in our national security strategy, and agreed with
Russia to reduce our arsenals. We have put preventing nuclear
proliferation and nuclear terrorism at the top of our nuclear agenda,
and strengthened the cornerstone of the global non-proliferation
regime-the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Together, the United States and India can pursue our goal of securing
the world's vulnerable nuclear materials. We can make it clear that
even as every nation has the right to peaceful nuclear energy, every
nation must also meet its international obligations-and that includes
the Islamic Republic of Iran. And together, we can pursue a vision
that Indian leaders have espoused since independence-a world without
nuclear weapons. This leads me to the final area where our countries
can partner-strengthening the foundations of democratic governance,
not only at home but abroad.
Now, in a new collaboration on open government, our two countries are
going to share our experience, identify what works, and develop the
next-generation of tools to empower citizens. And in another example
of how American and Indian partnership can address global challenges,
we're going to share these innovations with civil society groups and
countries around the world. We're going to show that democracy, more
than any other form of government, delivers for the common man-and
woman.
As the world's two largest democracies, we must also never forget that
the price of our own freedom is standing up for the freedom of others.
Indians know this, for it is the story of your nation. Before he ever
began his struggle for Indian independence, Gandhi stood up for the
rights of Indians in South Africa. Just as others, including the
United States, supported Indian independence, India championed the
self-determination of peoples from Africa to Asia as they too broke
free from colonialism. And along with the United States, you've been a
leader in supporting democratic development and civil society groups
around the world. This, too, is part of India's greatness.
Every country will follow its own path. No one nation has a monopoly
on wisdom, and no nation should ever try to impose its values on
another. But when peaceful democratic movements are suppressed-as in
Burma-then the democracies of the world cannot remain silent. For it
is unacceptable to gun down peaceful protestors and incarcerate
political prisoners decade after decade. It is unacceptable to hold
the aspirations of an entire people hostage to the greed and paranoia
of a bankrupt regime. It is unacceptable to steal an election, as the
regime in Burma has done again for all the world to see.
Faced with such gross violations of human rights, it is the
responsibility of the international community-especially leaders like
the United States and India-to condemn it. If I can be frank, in
international fora, India has often avoided these issues. But speaking
up for those who cannot do so for themselves is not interfering in the
affairs of other countries. It's not violating the rights of sovereign
nations. It's staying true to our democratic principles. It's giving
meaning to the human rights that we say are universal. And it sustains
the progress that in Asia and around the world has helped turn
dictatorships into democracies and ultimately increased our security
in the world.
Promoting shared prosperity. Preserving peace and security.
Strengthening democratic governance and human rights. These are the
responsibilities of leadership. And, as global partners, this is the
leadership that the United States and India can offer in the 21st
century. Ultimately, however, this cannot be a relationship only
between presidents and prime ministers, or in the halls of this
parliament. Ultimately, this must be a partnership between our
peoples. So I want to conclude by speaking directly to the people of
India watching today.
In your lives, you have overcome odds that might have overwhelmed a
lesser country. In just decades, you have achieved progress and
development that took other nations centuries. And now you are
assuming your rightful place as a leader among nations. Your parents
and grandparents imagined this. Your children and grandchildren will
look back on this. But only you-this generation of Indians-can seize
the possibility of this moment.
As you carry on with the hard work ahead, I want every Indian citizen
to know: the United States of America will not simply be cheering you
on from the sidelines. We will be right there with you, shoulder to
shoulder. Because we believe in the promise of India. And we believe
that the future is what we make it.
We believe that no matter who you are or where you come from, every
person can fulfill their God-given potential, just as a Dalit like Dr.
Ambedkar could lift himself up and pen the words of the Constitution
that protects the rights of all Indians.
We believe that no matter where you live-whether a village in Punjab
or the bylanes of Chandni Chowk…an old section of Kolkata or a new
high-rise in Bangalore-every person deserves the same chance to live
in security and dignity, to get an education, to find work, and to
give their children a better future.
And we believe that when countries and cultures put aside old habits
and attitudes that keep people apart, when we recognize our common
humanity, then we can begin to fulfill the aspirations we share. It's
a simple lesson contained in that collection of stories which has
guided Indians for centuries-the Panchtantra. And it's the spirit of
the inscription seen by all who enter this great hall: ‘That one is
mine and the other a stranger is the concept of little minds. But to
the large-hearted, the world itself is their family."
This is the story of India; it's the story of America-that despite
their differences, people can see themselves in one another, and work
together and succeed together as one proud nation. And it can be the
spirit of the partnership between our nations-that even as we honor
the histories which in different times kept us apart, even as we
preserve what makes us unique in a globalized world, we can recognize
how much we can achieve together.
Thank you, Jai Hind!, and long live the partnership between India and
the United States."