The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education, commonly known as the ICSE board, has been designed as a course of general education for Grades 3-10. The ICSE schools in India require all students to opt for six subjects and SUPW (Socially Useful Productive Work). The ICSE Board Examination is a public board examination for students who have completed class 10, followed by ISC Examination for those completing class 12, both administered by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), New Delhi. Along with a holistic Indian curriculum, GSIS also offers a high-quality international curriculum. Learn more about our academic programmes.
Internal Examination or Internal Assessment
The candidates for this examination should have satisfactorily completed courses in:
Note on the Second Language
Pass Certificate will be awarded to candidates who obtain pass standards in five subjects which must include the subject English.
A pass in the Second Language is compulsory to present the candidate for the Plus Two ISC Examination. A Pass Certificate and a Statement of Marks will be issued to all successful candidates.
Note on the Third Language
The Scheme of ICSE External Examination
The compulsory papers will be English, a Second Language, History, Civics and Geography.
The Subjects under Group II and III are optional and the candidate has the option to choose two subjects from Group II and one from Group III. Any combination is acceptable.
Pass certificates will be awarded to those candidates who have obtained pass standards in six subjects. There will be project work in all the subjects chosen and it has a weightage of 20% for all the subjects i.e. English, Second Language, History, Civics & Geography, Mathematics, the Sciences and Economics.
The details are furnished below:
Group I (Compulsory) | |||
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S.No | Subject | External Examination | Internal Assessment |
1 | English | 80% | 20% |
2 | Second Language | 80% | 20% |
3 | History, Civics and Geography | 80% | 20% |
Group II (Any TWO of the following) | |||
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S.No | Subject | External Examination | Internal Assessment |
1 | Mathematics | 80% | 20% |
2 | Science (Physics,Chemistry, Biology) | 80% | 20% |
3 | Economics | 80% | 20% |
Group III (Any ONE of the following) | |||
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S.No | Subject | External Examination | Internal Assessment |
1 | Computer Applications | 50% | 50% |
2 | Art | 50% | 50% |