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Compartment, Improvement and Additional Subject Candidates

Improvement of Performance in CBSE Examinations

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Important Points:

  • Improvement Exams takes place next year in march and results will be declared in may.Means you get a whole year to prepare for the improvement exam.
  • We can appear for improvement exam for any one or all of the passing subjects and not in the subjects in which they have been declared fail.
  • We have to submit a fee of Rs.200 per subject to the CBSE Board.
  • Forms will be released by CBSE from august till october and can be collected from School or CBSE Regional office.
  • Students may appear in the failing subject(Sixth subject) at the Compartment Examination to be held in July/August the same year.
  • Candidates who appear for improvement of performance will be issued only Statement of Marks reflecting the marks of the improvement examination.

(i) A candidate who has passed Secondary School Examination of the Board may reappear at the examination for improvement of performance in one or more subjects in the main examination in succeeding year only, provided he/she has not pursued higher studies in the mean time. He/she shall appear as a private candidate. Those reappearing in the whole examination, may appear as regular school candidates also.

(ii) A candidate appearing for improvement in subject(s) involving practical shall appear only in theory and previous practical marks shall be carried forward and accounted for.

(iii) A candidate appearing for improvement of performance shall be issued only Statement of Marks reflecting the marks obtained at the improvement examination in the subject(s).

A candidate who has passed Class 10th / 12th exams but would like to go for Improvement exam to improve performance in one or more subjects can reappear in the main examination in the succeeding year only. If you have passed class 10th / 12th this year, you have to wait for next year main examination.

For subjects involving practical work, in case the candidate has passed in practical at the main examination, he/she shall be allowed to appear in the theory part only and marks in practical obtained at the main examination shall be carried forward and accounted for.

In case a candidate has failed in practical he/she shall have to appear in theory and practical both irrespective of the fact that he/she has already cleared the theory examination.

Candidates who appear for improvement of performance will be issued only Statement of Marks reflecting the marks of the main examination as well as those of the improvement examination.CBSE Improvement Exams Paper 2009 12th Admit Card Procedure re-evaluation.

Improvement exam forms are available in july…they are the same form used for filling up re-compartment. Each form costs Rs.10, and are available at some Syndicate Banks in Delhi. There are two types of forms, one for “Delhi, DISSCE” and one for “All India…, AISSCE”….Delhi one is only for govt schools in Delhi…. All India ones are for private schools.

A candidate appearing for improvement of performance in one or more subjects can not appear for additional subject simultaneously.

:Frequently Asked Questions:

Can a candidate simultaneously appear for Improvement as well as Additional subject examination?

Ans.: No, a candidate appearing for Improvement in one or more subjects cannot appear for additional subject examination simultaneously.

How many times can a candidate appear for Improvement examination?

Ans.: For improvement examination only one chance in the succeeding year is permitted.

Is a student required to appear in all subjects in improvement examination?

Ans.: No, the student can appear in one or more than one subject(s) as per his/her choice. However, improvement exam. can be taken only in the successive year of passing Class XII exams.

I wish to improve my performance in Chemistry and Maths in class XII. Is it possible and how?

Ans.: A candidate who has passed Class XII examination of the Board may re­appear for improvement of performance in one or more subjects in the main examination in the succeeding year only. The candidate may appear privately; those re-appearing for whole examination can also appear as regular candidate if admitted by the school.

  • For subjects involving practical work, if the candidate has passed the practical examination, he or she will be allowed to appear only in theory part.
  • Only a statement of marks is issued by the Board after the improvement of performance.


“Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent”

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  1. Himanshu
    May 22nd, 2010 at 20:23 | #1

    hi my brother had better marks in last yars chemistry paper as compared to his improvement marks this year .can somebody help me out .Which marks will be considered ?This years marks or the last years marks…..

  2. ashish
    May 23rd, 2010 at 10:51 | #2

    sir, i want to know that i m fail last year in maths but throughadditinoal iam regarded as pass condidate i have given improvment exam this year again i am fail in maths is there any provision of improvement compart exam

  3. aswin vijay
    May 23rd, 2010 at 11:19 | #3

    sir ,
    I passed my cbse exam in the year 2010 and i wish to improve my marks in mathematics.
    1) My doubt is if i will get a new certificate for the year 2011 with improved mathematics marks & all my other subject mark(2010)?
    2)my second doubt is that the new certificate(2011) will it show that that I have undergone improvement examination

    I would be obliged with u if u plzzzzzz give me a response………………….

  4. Amit
    May 23rd, 2010 at 13:51 | #4

    Sir I have scored 53% marks in mathematics. I want to improve my marks.Can I elligible to fil improvement form ? Can I elligible able to take admission for further studies. Plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz sir help me its urgent.

  5. Soniya
    May 23rd, 2010 at 14:35 | #5

    Sir..
    i am fail in maths..bt my overall result is pass..cn u plz tel me..and i want to do engneering ..cn i apply for the improvement exm..
    and also tel me dat it would be useful for me in future to give the improvement exam..
    sir plz..give me the answr..

    thnxx..

  6. pooja
    May 23rd, 2010 at 16:54 | #6

    SIR , I wanna know that to appear 4 improvement exams is it compulsory to give the xam from the same school from where we have appeared last year…and do we need to have the attendence again in order to sit for improvement exam or we can apply for it just filling up the imp. exam form. by doing self study at home and coaching 4 iit jee as well.
    plzzzzzzzz do reply and if u can’t ,please give me any contact number.
    plzzzzzzzzzzz.

  7. shreysh
    May 23rd, 2010 at 17:49 | #7

    sir can i take admission in college and can appear improvement exam also…………..

  8. john
    May 24th, 2010 at 10:38 | #8

    sir i have obtained 58.9 percent in pcm in 2010 i want to appear in the improvement exam conducted by cbse this year can i also join any of the coaching institutes

  9. S0niya
    May 24th, 2010 at 12:31 | #9

    SIr..
    i am fail in my maths exam..bt my overall result is pass..n i got aggregrate of 67%..cn u plz tel me ..cn i apply for improvement exam of maths..??and this would be hlpful for me in my future career to give this improvement exam..??
    plz this is really vry urgent..cz i dnt want 2 b late..
    plz rply..

    thanks..

  10. sumit
    May 24th, 2010 at 13:33 | #10

    sir
    i want to appear for the improvement exam for the year 2011.
    so
    where can i apply for it ???

    tell me the last date and fee per subject ???

    thanking u

  11. May 24th, 2010 at 16:39 | #11

    May 24, 2010 at 05:15 pm | ,
    i hav just passed my 12th boards from cbse , a school from ghaziabad… n i wish to giv improvement exams in physics english and maths ..my current percentage in PCM is 60.3%
    Can i give improvement in all subjects ??? will i be able to apply to colleges next year with good percentage??

  12. S0niya
    May 24th, 2010 at 19:12 | #12

    plz give me the answrs..as soon as possible..

  13. dev
    May 24th, 2010 at 19:39 | #13

    sir can i give improvement exam in PCM because now i have scored only 56%. and after that am i eligible for all competitive exams. And after that can i give CET 2011 EXAM. AND THIS IMPROVEMENT EXAM I AM GOING TO APPEAR AS AS A PRIVATE OR REGULAR STUDENT.
    THANK YOU SIR

  14. May 25th, 2010 at 12:20 | #14

    I AM EXPECTING 290 MARKS IN IITJEE2010 WHAT ARE MY CHANCES TO GET SELECTED

  15. sachin yadav
    May 25th, 2010 at 13:00 | #15

    sir i had passed 12 class this year i went to know when i can fill improvement form and mark of improvement will be accpeted as real mark and it can be accepted by any organisation

  16. mohit tyagi
    May 25th, 2010 at 16:49 | #16

    sir i got 59.3%marks in pcm.i want to give improvement plz tell me where i get application foam for improvement

  17. May 25th, 2010 at 20:27 | #17

    sir, i was passed class 10 exm.i got 59% mars.i wants to improved my mars.plz sir sussed me what i can do.

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