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Prakriya
Green Wisdom School
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Choice of Board Exams
Prakriya offers the opportunity to students of choosing one of these school leaving examinations:
ICSE
(classes 1 to 10)
IGCSE(classes 8 to 10)
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IGCSE Curriculum
We are offering the IGCSE curriculum in addition to the
ICSE so that:
Children have a greater choice of subjects Children can choose to take exams at
different levels
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Why IGCSE ?
IGCSE Curriculum Is now recognised in colleges in India (AIU)
and also has international acceptance and quality
Includes ICE (7 to 9 subjects) and IGCSE (min 5 subjects)
Two levels – Core and Extended within these Offers choice from over 70 subjects
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Objectives in introducing the IGCSE
Children learn better !
Learning with greater depth
Excellent, user friendly text books
Learning to learn – focus on self-initiated learning.
Learning with thoroughly researched curriculum with
very high web based support for students and
teachers
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…..About CIE
Taken at class 10 level - similar to class X examinations of CBSE & ICSE
Also offers A and AS certification equivalent to the PUC. It’s a comprehensive 2 year programme spread over
class 9 and 10 A student who has done his/ her early schooling from
any other board can join the IGCSE programme at the Class 8 or 9 level.
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Levels Certification is awarded at two levels for the
10th Exam:
ICE - where children can take up 7 to 9 subjects
IGCSE -where children can take up a minimum of 5 subjects – if they take up more exams the best 5 will be counted.
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IGCSE
IGCSE offers a balanced curriculum and a flexible but rigorous course of study.
Any 5 subjects can be selected from a list of 70 Each subject is offered at Core or Extended Level The core curriculum is an overview of the topic The Extended level is a specialization in that topic
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ICE
International Certificate of Education (ICE) is awarded to
students who attempt and pass seven or more papers.
The seven subjects must be selected as follows: Two subjects from the language group One from each of the other four groups
One more from any of the five groups
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ICE Group 1: Languages -- (First Language, Second, Language Foreign Language, etc)
Group 2: Humanities and Social Sciences -- (Geography, English Literature, History, etc)
Group 3: Sciences -- (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, etc)
Group 4: Mathematics -- (Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, etc)
Group 5: Creative, Technical & Vocational -- (Accounting, Business Studies, Music, Computer Studies, Food & Nutrition, Art and Design etc)
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Assessment
Final exams are offered every year in May & November
Students are allowed to clear papers over three semesters
Certificate given to each subject separately. Students opting for ICE get a consolidated
certificate. Assessment consists of multiple components
in each subject (written, oral, listening, practical…)
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Assessment
The assessment is aimed at a wide ability range of students, with an eight-point grading scale, from A+ to G, with A+ being the highest.
Children have the option of bettering their grades in the next semester
For each subject, the certificate merely indicates the grades scored, and not pass or fail.
Five scores of 'C' or higher indicates a students readiness to pursue +2 level qualifications.
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Grade Equivalent A* = 95 – 100 A = 90 - 94 B = 75 - 89 C = 60 - 74 D = 45 - 59 E = 30 - 44 F = 15 - 29 G = 6 - 14 U = 0 - 5
Recognition in India/Karnataka
According to the Karnataka Government notification dated 03-11-2009 a student who has passed IGCSE with a minimum of five subjects including English as one of the subjects is considered eligible for admission to the First Year Pre University Course of a PU College affiliated to the Dept. of Pre- University Education in Karnataka
Recognition in India/Karnataka
Bangalore University in accordance with the recommendations of the Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi recognizes University of Cambridge International “A” Levels as equivalent to Pre University (10 + 2) stage for the purpose of admission to Under Graduate Courses.
Students who have successfully completed CIE “A” Level Examination in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology and English can take CET Examination conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority subject to fulfillment of minimum marks and other eligibility criteria prescribed by Karnataka Examination Authority
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Subjects Offered at Prakriya
Group 1: Languages (English as First Language, Hindi as Second
Language)
Group 2: Humanities and Social Sciences (History, Environment Mgmt.) Group 3: Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology,)
Group 4: Mathematics (Mathematics) Group 5: Creative, Technical & Vocational (Computer Studies, Art & Design, Food & Nutrition)
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Support
CIE provides online support for students, parents and teachers
Interactive and updated information about books, question papers and other study material are provided through their website.
Prakriya has a library with a comprehensive Reference Section.
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Admission
Admission is open for the academic year
beginning June 2010
ICSE – Classes 2 to 10 IGCSE – Classes 8 and 9
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Thank you