As per C.B.S.E’s new format- 'uniform system of assessment, examination and report card' - every learner is evaluated in two terms in an year. Each term specifying marks score for periodic, notebook and subject enrichment in each subject and the corresponding grades. It also has co-scholastic assessment where students are graded on a 3-point scale.
Term 1 exams for all the classes from VI onwards are based on syllabus covered till the exam time, The syllabus for yearly exams i.e. Term 2 covers increasing syllabus starting with 10% for class VI, 20% for class VII
and 30% for class VIII. C.B.S.E aspires to prepare the students for class IX and higher classes where they appear for exams or the entire syllabus, but gradually.