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SCHOOL & MASS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 30th July, 2019

Subject :

Garima Awards- Odisha School Certification Program

Ama Pila Ama Garima

No.15776–SME-MSSA-MSSA1-0028/2019/SME.―Concept

Note

and

Standard

Operating Procedure :

1. Background

Department of School & Mass Education is the nodal department for managing

Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Teachers Training, Sanskrit Education,

Computer Education, Special Education and Mass Education in the State. The department

manages over 60,000 schools in the State and responsible for the education of about 65

lakh students. The literacy rate of Odisha as per 2011 Census is 72.9%, however, in terms

of learning outcomes according to the latest NAS survey, only 53% students were able to

answer question on basic competencies correctly.

In September 2017, SATH program was launched in partnership with NITI Aayog to

improve the learning outcomes and make Odisha a model State for education in India.

Several initiatives have been launched under Project SATH in the past year. Two of these

initiatives – Learning Enhancement Program (LEP) and Odisha School Monitoring App

(OSMA) are particularly critical to drive learning outcome and school improvement.

Both initiatives are being implemented in all Schools, Blocks and Districts. In order

to sustain the momentum, it is proposed to recognize and reward best performing schools

in terms of Learning Outcomes and motivate the rest to improve performance. Most

importantly, it is imperative to communicate that improving learning outcomes is the end

objective. To achieve this objective, the State has decided to launch the School

Certification Program to recognize and reward schools that are making progress. Under

this program, schools can nominate themselves to be assessed and certified under three

categories. Certified schools will be recognized and rewarded.

This concept note outlines the levels of certification, rewards thereof, the process of

certification and the role of each level in the process.

2. Key Objectives of the Certification program

The program is designed to motivate teachers to bring students to achieve grade

level competencies. To ensure quality and transparency assessment will be conducted by

an unbiased party. The following are the key objectives of the program:

•

Identify good performing schools basis academic performance

•

Encouraging school to help students to accomplish grade level Learning

Outcomes

•

Generate healthy competition amongst schools in the Block/District

•

Recognize and reward these schools HMs and Teachers

•

Recognize and reward schools, Clusters and Blocks that are ensuring

students at appropriate learning outcomes

3. Features of the Certification program

•

Metrics for certifying schools are based on Learning Outcomes:―

Schools will be assessed only on learning outcomes to get certified &

rewarded. Certification is for Elementary schools only. There is a pre-

certification exercise to check accurate reporting of a few important data point

in the School Monitoring App.

•

Engagement of all stakeholders:―All elementary (and primary + upper

primary section of secondary) schools can get certified. When a certain

percentage of schools get certified, the relevant Cluster & Block will also get

certified.

•

3 levels of Certification:―Certification will be given at three levels- Bronze,

Silver, and Gold, with increasing level of difficulty. Three levels will help the

State:

•

Keep motivation up by making schools see quick successes

•

Break down ultimate goal into clear benchmarks for a clear pathway

•

Identify high performers early and handhold them to achieve higher level

of certification.

•

Unbiased assessment:―Certifications will be provided on the basis of a

centrally prepared assessment for the nominated school. This assessment

will be conducted by a team comprising of DIETs, as an unbiased assessor.

•

Rewards & incentives:―On achieving each level of certification, schools will

be given meaningful incentives and rewards in order to motivate them.

4. Metrics to achieve for each level of Certification:

School will be certified basis achievement of Learning Outcomes. Certain non-

academic parameters are put in place in the pre-verification phase to verify the data as

reported in the School Monitoring App by the CRCC of the school for that month. The

parameters are as follows:―

•

Does the school have separate functioning toilet for boys/girls? (Yes/No)

•

Does the school have safe drinking water facility? (Yes/No)

•

Does the school have electricity connection with working lights and fans?

(Yes/No)

•

Was LEP conducted for all periods (during Learning Camp) and one period

(during ROY)? (Yes/No)

•

Do ALL students have all the LEP books that they need? (Yes/No)

•

Is the SDP-SSP plan prepared? (Yes/No)

Please note that school doesn’t get disqualified if there is a “No” on these

parameters, but if there is mismatch from what the CRCC has reported in the App for that

month and what the pre-verification team reports, then there will be disqualification and the

Academic test will not be conducted. This is done to ensure that all CRCCs report the

factual picture during their monitoring visits and the schools also take ownership against

wrong data being reported.

School level metrics to be tested:

Category

Academic Parameters

Pre-

verification

Parameters

Bronze

• 80% of students of Grade 2 know basic

competencies (Grade-1), Grade 3-5 know

(Grade -2) basic competencies

• 80% of students of Grade 6-8 know Grade 3

competencies (Odia, Math and English)

• Verification

of pre-

verification

parameters

• >70% Avg.

Teacher

attendance

(in 30 days)

Silver

• 80% of Grade 2 students know basic

competencies (Class-1)

• 70% of present Grade 3 students know Grade

2 competencies (Odia, Math)

• 70% of present Grade 4-5 students know

Grade 3 competencies (Odia, Math)

• 70% Grade 6-8 students know level 5

competencies (Odia, Math and English)

Gold

• 70%

students

know

grade

level

competencies in Odia, Math and English

A full list of academic parameters can be found in Appendix 1 for Bronze.

Silver/Gold will be administered by a centrally prepared question bank

Note:

1. Appearing Student to pass the test to score >60% marks

2. A school can first apply for Bronze, once certified for Bronze can they apply

for Silver/Gold in the next cycle.

3. If the attendance of students on the day of test is <70% then the school will

be disqualified

Cluster/Block level Certification :

Category

Criteria for Cluster/Block

Bronze

>70% Schools in Bronze/Silver/Gold Category

Silver

>70% Schools in Silver/Gold Category

Gold

>70% Schools in Gold Category

5. Standard Operating Procedure for Certification:

There will be 3 rounds of Certification in a year- August, November and February.

The process and key dates for each Round is defined below:

Phases in each cycle

Deadline

Example for

August

Nomination

By 15th of the certification month

15th August

Pre-Verification

By 25th of the certification month

25th August

Assessment

By 7th of the next month

7th September

Announcement of Certification

By 10th of next month

10th September

(1)

Self-Nomination:― When a school feels that it has achieved the targets

defined for a particular level of certification, it may choose to nominate itself for that

level of certification by informing the same to their CRCC, who will fill the nomination

form. The application will automatically be forwarded to the next level. A school has to

nominate itself by the 15^thof the month of the certification (eg: 15^th August for August

cycle of certification), nomination forms open 30 days before the deadline. Nominations

received after that deadline will be considered for the next cycle. School HM and

CRCC should ensure the following before self-nomination:

All nominations should first be for Bronze; application to Silver directly is not

allowed. Similarly application to Gold is not allowed before Silver has been

achieved. On attainment of one level of certification, schools will have to wait

for next cycle before they can apply for the next level of certification.

(2)

BEO/Block team pre-verification:―School nominating themselves will be

pre-verified by a Block team headed by the BEO/BRCC. In this phase CRCCs of an

adjoining cluster will be used verify the list of pre-verification parameters, BEO will

have to coordinate the process such that no CRCC is pre-verifying their own school

and conduct sample checks to ensure quality. A checklist for this process will be

provided such that there is no discrepancy. This will include:

(a)

List of non-academic parameters as mentioned in Section 4

(b)

Teacher attendance register for past 30 days to verify attendance

criteria (>70%).

(c)

Re-checking of a sample papers (>20% of all papers) of latest SA1/SA2

of the students to assess if the academic parameter are sufficiently

met.

This verification must be completed by the 25th of cycle month

(25th August for the August cycle), if the school doesn’t meet the criterion, then the

application will be summarily rejected at this level. The DEO/DPC should coordinate

the process for the District and ensure that the verifications of any nominations

received within deadline is done. If a school has a grievance with pre-verification

conducted, they may submit an appeal to the DPC vide a letter stating their reasons to

believe otherwise. On appeal, the school will be re-verified by District level officials.

(3)

Assessment by District team:―Only schools passing the above

pre-verification, will then be eligible for the assessment as per the level of certification

applied for. The assessment will be conducted by a District team consisting of DIET

faculty & students, DEO/DPC (or his/her representative) and BEO of another block.

This team will conduct the assessment from the question paper prepared by the DIETs

and DEOs/BEO will ensure smooth implementation. DIETs will prepare the question

paper using the centrally prepared guideline/rubric for Bronze (appendix 1) and central

question bank for Silver and Gold.

The test will be conducted for all present students, if the student attendance

on the day of the test is <70% the test will not be conducted and schools

application is deferred to the next cycle. Test will be evaluated by DIETs and

results of the test will be used to check if the academic certification criteria is

met or not. All answer sheets should be collected, scored, and retained at the

DEO/DPC level. School not meeting the certification will be not be eligible to

apply in the next cycle. This activity should be completed by the 7th of the

following month (example- 7th September for August cycle).

(4)

Approval /rejection – After the assessment is completed, data will be

analysed and a list of certified schools will be announced before the 10th of the

following month. This activity has to be completed by DIETs and the list communicated

to the DEO office. If approved, the school will get certified and avail of the associated

rewards. It may now apply for the next level of certification in the next cycle. If rejected,

the school will not be able to nominate itself for the next cycle.

Additional notes:

A sample of schools can be selected for external third party

verification as well (by an external vendor). If on external verification, it is

found that the certification information reported is incorrect, the relevant

District team will be given a warning and Certification will not be awarded.

6. Rewards linked to Certification:

In order to motivate officials, it is proposed that tangible rewards be linked to each

level of Certification. While certificates & letters of appreciation will be sufficient for Bronze

certification, physical & monetary rewards may be considered for Silver & Gold levels.

Level

School – Level Rewards

Cluster and Block

Level Rewards

Bronze

Certificates & Felicitation at DC level

Certificates for CRCC

and Block Office

Three stars outside school

Included on Block Hall of Fame

Silver

Certificates & Felicitation at SPD and PS level

Certificates for CRCC

and Block personnel

SPD

grant

INR

50,000 to Block Office

Four stars outside school

School Grant Award additional INR 20,000

Gold

Certificates & Felicitation @ PS/CM level

Felicitation of CRCC &

BEO by PS

SPD grant on INR

100,000 to Block Office

School Grant Award additional INR 50,000

Five stars outside school

Media article in local newspapers

Apart from this, inclusion of the certification of a school, may be considered as a

parameter in the State Teacher Award criteria. This will ensure that there is seriousness in

the field for these certification.

7. Role and Responsibilties of various officers in the program

CRCC :

•

Responsible for filling the application for own cluster, if the HM wishes to

nominate.

•

Ensure that all the data reported on the OSMA app are correct, if there is

discrepancy in the data then application will be rejected, even if the academic

outcomes were met.

BEO/BRCC:

•

Ensure that all the schools in the Block are aware of the program and eligible

schools are applying. They may issue a letter/circular to all schools.

•

BEO/BRCC along with the team of CRCCs is responsible for completing the

pre-verification of the nominated schools.

•

Dividing work of pre-verification amongst the CRCCs of different cluster and

overseeing the quality by doing sample checks.

•

Ensure pre-verification is complete for all nominated schools in his Block by

the 25th

DEO/DPC:

•

Coordinate the pre-verification process and ensure that all deadlines are met

•

Formulate the team conducting the assessment including himself/herself, a

BEO and DIET faculty, coordinate the smooth implementation of the

assessment process.

•

Fund mobilization for the team members (TA/DA/Honorarium) to perform pre-

verification and assessment.

DIET Principal and Faculty :

•

Responsible for formulating the question paper from the central question

bank (Gold/Silver) and preparing paper basis the ladder for Bronze

(Appendix 1)

•

Conduct the assessment and evaluate the papers for all students in the

school.

•

Verify if the academic parameters are met for the school at that level of

certification.

•

Recommend the list of certified school who meet the criteria and

communicate to DEO, SCERT and OSEPA.

SCERT :

•

Develop the competency list to be tested and detailed guideline for

preparation of question paper at the DIET level for Bronze.

•

Prepare the central question bank for Silver and Gold level of certification

•

Coordinate the process of assessment from the DIETs

•

Collect the final result of the assessment from all DIETs and publish list of

certified schools by the 10th of the month next to the cycle.

OSEPA :

•

Own the entire program and ensure that the program is continued and

refreshed

•

Monitor the process and ensure that all deadlines for pre-verification,

assessment are met by all stakeholders.

•

Finalize the rewards and recognition to be given out to the certified schools

•

Fund mobilization including, but not limited to, logistics, rewards etc, for the

program.

8. Expected Pace of Certifications and budget:

Months

Bronze

Silver

Gold

August

~2000 schools

November

+~5,000 schools

~500 schools

February

+~5,000 schools

+~2000 schools

~400 schools

Total

~12000 schools

~2500 schools

~400 schools

Budget Head

Description

Unit

Cost

(Lacs)

Estimated

Quantity

Total

Outlay (cr)

School Grant

Award (Silver)

Untied grant to school

qualified for Silver level

0.2

2500

School Grant

Award (Gold)

Untied grant to school

qualified for Gold level

0.5

500

2.5

Block Grant

Award (Silver)

Untied grant to block if

>70% schools qualified for

Silver level

0.5

0.1

Block Grant

Award (Gold)

Untied grant to block if

>70% schools qualified for

Gold level

0.05

Certificates and

Plaques for

School

(Bronze, Siver,

Gold)

Certificates to Schools

qualifying to

Bronze/Silver/Gold

0.002

15000

0.3

9. Timelines for Round 1 of Certification:

BRCC/BEO training for pre-verification

10th June onwards

Preparation of central assessment test question bank

(Silver/Gold)

30th June

Training of DIETs and district team conducting

certification

16th June onwards

Self-nomination window (For August Cycle)

15st July-15th August

Pre-verification completed (For August Cycle)

25th August

Assessment completed (For August Cycle)

7th September

Round 1 certification announced (For August Cycle)

10th September

10. Appendix

(1)

Detailed school level certification parameters for bronze category

schools

The schools shall be certified (Bronze Category) on the basis of

accomplishment of Learning Outcomes by the students. The detailed learning

Outcome–wise blue prints for assessment of student’s performance are given

below. The DIETs are expected to prepare test items for the assessment and a

team of experts consisting of one DIET faculty (assisted by one or two student-

teachers), DEO/DPC (or his /her representative), and BEO of another block will

assess all the students present on the day of assessment. The assessment

exercise shall be conducted for whole day and transparency shall be maintained by

the district level assessment team.

(2)

Primary level (grade 2 -5)

The students shall be assessed on basic competencies in Language and

Mathematics. Basic literacy skills in First Language (Odia/ Urdu etc.) and numeracy

shills to be assessed. All the students, present on the day of assessment, shall be

assessed. Class-wise assessment shall be done by the assessment team. 80 %

students of each grade / class need to give secure 60% marks in each subject to

get the Bronze Certificate.

PRIMARY LEVEL (GRADE 2 -5) Mathematics

No.

Competency

Description

Remarks

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Recognises two

/three -digit

numbers

A number card will be given /showed. The

student shall be asked to say the number

name/ read it. (for class 2 and 3)

For class 4 and 5 students, one simple

three-digit number shall be given.

1 mark

Write the

numbers

The assessor will say two-digit numbers

loudly and the students will be asked to

write the number (numeral) on the paper.

(For class 2 and 3)

The class 4 & 5 students will be asked to

write one two-digit number and one three-

digit number to write.

2 marks

Understanding

place value

The assessor will write a two-digit number

on the back board and the students will be

asked to write the place value of the

number at the tenth place on their paper.

(for class 2 and 3)

The class 4 & 5 students will be asked to

write the place value of the tenth place of a

three-digit number.

1 mark

Comparison of

numbers

Class 2 :

Two numbers will be written on the black

board (both are of two- digits). The

students will ask to encircle the smaller

number.

For class 3, 4 and 5:

Three numbers (all are two-digit numbers )

will be given. Students shall write those on

their paper and then asked to encircle the

biggest.

(The

assessors

shall

not

read

the

numbers, only the numbers to be given in

written form)

1 mark

Addition of

numbers

Class 2:

Two numbers will be given for addition so

that the sum will be within 18.

(Two questions will be set: one with two

single digit numbers and another with one

single digit number with a two-digit

number.

2 marks

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Class 3, 4 and 5:

Two two-digit numbers shall be given in a

row (e.g. 23 + 38). Students to be asked

to add the numbers. (one question without

carry over and one with carry over )

Subtraction of

numbers

Class 2:

Two single-digit numbers shall be given in

a row (e.g. 9 - 4). Students to be asked to

make subtraction.

Class 3,4 and 5:

Two two-digit numbers shall be given in a

row (e.g. 43 - 26). Students to be asked to

make subtraction.

1 mark

Word problem

related to

addition and

subtraction.

One word problem shall be given either on

a piece of paper or on the black board

(consisting of only one operation. The

assessor will read the question for once.

Then students will solve the problem and

find out the correct answer. Only correct

answer will be given one mark.

Class 2 students will be given word

problem on single digit addition, while

class 3, 4 and 5 children will be

assessed on the word problem on

subtraction (two digits).

1 mark

Monetary

transaction

Picture of three notes and coins will be

given. Students to be asked to find the total

value (total value should not exceed 20

rupees)

1 mark

LANGUAGE- ODIA/URDU (Class 2-5):

No.

Competency

Description

Remarks

Read Simple

words

Class 2 & 3: (Individual task)

Students will be shown simple words and

ask them to read correctly. The words

must be of 3 /4 letters. One word will be of

with matra and phala, and the other one

with yuktakhar (conjunct letter)

While assessing full mark will be given

if the student reads correctly the letter

with matra /yuktakhar.

2 marks

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Reading

sentences/ small

paragraphs

Class 2 and 3: (Individual Task)

The class 2 & 3 students will be asked to

read tw small sentences (not from text

book).

The

assessor

shall

prepare

sentences and write those two sentences

on a paper and ask one by one student to

read (better to give different sentences to

different students). Try to avoid more

conjunct letters in those sentences.

While assessing this task, it will be seen

that, the students are reading with fluency.

Correct reading and fluency will be the

criteria for assessment.

Class 4 and 5: (Individual task)

Small paragraph of 3 sentences (out of the

textbook) will be given for reading. The

modality of administration and assessment

will be same as class 2 and 3.

While assessing this task, it will be seen

that, the students are reading with fluency.

Correct reading and fluency will be the

criteria for assessment.

3 marks

Writing words

and sentences

Class 2 and 3:

The assessor will say loudly and clearly

two words (with more than two letters). The

students will write those two words on the

piece of paper. One word will with matra

and phala, the rest one with conjunct letter.

Full marks will be given for correct writing

of the word. ( 2 marks)

Dictation will be given by the assessor to

the students. Only two small sentences

(having 4-5 words in each sentence) will

be dictated. Correctness in spelling will be

the criteria of assessment. (3 marks)

Class 4 & 5 :

Dictation of a paragraph will be given by

the assessor to the students. Only three

sentences (having 4-5 words in each

sentence) will be dictated. Sentences will

have yuktakhars (conjunct letters) and

comma

and

question

mark.

The

Correctness in spelling along with use of

comma, full stop and question mark will be

the criteria of assessment. 4 marks will be

5 mark

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

for correctness of the sentences and

spelling of the words, while 1 mark will be

for correct use of comma, full stop and

question mark. (5 marks)

Reading

Comprehension

Only for class 4 and 5:

The students will be provided with one

paragraph (4-5 small sentences). The

assessor will not read the paragraph. Two

questions

will

given

below

the

paragraph. Both the questions will be

direct in nature (questions with who, when,

where etc). The assessor may read the

questions only and ask the students to

write the answers on the paper. For correct

answer one full mark will be given (no

focus on spelling).

2 marks

UPPER PRIMARY LEVEL (CLASS 6-8) :

The students shall be assessed on basic competencies in Language (Odia/ Urdu),

English and Mathematics. Literacy skills in First Language (Odia/ Urdu etc.), basic

knowledge in English language and numeracy skills shall be assessed. All the students,

present on the day of assessment, shall be assessed. Class-wise assessment shall be

done by the assessment team. 80 % students of each grade / class need to give secure

60% marks in each subject to get the Bronze Certificate.

UPPER PRIMARY LEVEL (GRADE 6 -8) Mathematics

No.

Competency

Description

Remarks

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Recognises three

-digit numbers

A number card will be given /showed

having three-digit number (e.g. 279, 587,

509 etc). The student shall be asked to say

the number name/ read it.

1 mark

Write the

numbers

The assessor will say three-digit number

loudly and the students will be asked to

write the number (numeral) on the paper.

1 marks

Understanding

place value

The assessor will write a three-digit number

on the back board and the students will be

asked to write the place value of the

number at the hundredth place on their

paper. (e.g. place value of 3 in 318 is 300)

1 mark

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Comparison of

numbers

Three numbers (three- digit numbers) will

be given. Students shall write those on

their paper and then asked to encircle the

biggest.

(The assessors shall not read the numbers,

only the numbers to be given in written

form)

1 mark

Addition of

numbers

Two two-digit and three-digit numbers shall

be given in a row (e.g. 238 + 38). The

addition will assess the competency of

addition with carry over. Students shall be

asked to add the numbers.

1 mark

Subtraction of

numbers

Two three-digit numbers shall be given in a

row (e.g. 430-266). The subtraction will

assess the competency of subtraction

with borrowing. Students to be asked to do

the subtraction.

1 mark

Word problem

involving both

addition and

subtraction.

One word problem shall be given either on

a piece of paper or on the black board

(consisting of two operations, addition and

subtraction). The assessor may read the

question for once. Then students will solve

the problem and find out the correct

answer. Only correct answer will be given

two marks. The solution will be done in two

steps, for each correct step one mark will

be given.

(Two–digit numbers will be used in this

problem. )

2 marks

Multiplication

Two numbers will be given in column. One

two/three-digit number will be multiplied by

a one-digit number. Students will be asked

multiply

and

write

the

product.

Multiplication will be done in columns.

1 mark

Division

Three-digit numbers will be taken as

dividend (bhajya) and one-digit number as

divisor (bhajak). Students will be asked to

find out the quotient (bhagaphala) and

reminder(bhagasesha).

1 mark

ENGLISH (Class 6-8):

No.

Competency

Description

Remarks

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Read Simple

words

Individual task

Students will be shown three simple words

(without any picture) and ask them to read

correctly. The words shall be taken from

class III English text book, but must be

written clearly and neatly on a piece of

paper by the assessor. The words must be

of 4 / 5 letters.

While assessing full mark will be given

if the student reads the word correctly.

3 marks

Saying the name

of an object

The assessor will show two different

pictures to the child and ask each child

individually to say the name of the object in

English. (If pictures are not available, the

assessor may say the name of two objects

in Odia language, and ask the child to say

the name in English). The words shall be

from class 3 standard.

One mark shall be given, for every correct

answer.

2 marks

Writing words

The assessor will say loudly and clearly

three words, basically the name of their

village and any other object (with more

than three letters). The students will write

those words on the piece of paper.

Full marks will be given for correct writing

of the word. Correctness in spelling will be

the criteria of assessment.

3 mark

Number sense

The assessor will say any two numbers in

English (No Odia version of the number to

be used by the assessor) within ten and

the students will write the number in

numeral form.

e.g. If the assessor will say four , then the

students

will

write

their

notebook/paper. (1 mark)

2 marks

The assessor will write a number on the

black board (within 10), the students will

write the number in words on their note

book ( e.g.: if the assessor will write 7 on

the blackboard, then it is expected that, the

students

will

write

seven

their

notebook/paper. (1 mark)

One mark will be given if the student Writes

with correct spelling. In case of Incorrect

spelling, no mark will be given.

LANGUAGE-Odia (Class 6-8):

No.

Competency

Description

Remarks

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Read Simple

paragraphs

Students will be given simple paragraph

from any story book/newspaper and ask

them to read correctly. The paragraph shall

contain words with matra/phala as well as

conjunct letter.

While assessing this task, it will be seen

that, the students are reading with fluency.

Correct reading and fluency will be the

criteria for assessment. (Correct reading 2

marks and fluency 1 mark)

3 marks

Writing

sentences

Dictation of a paragraph will be given by

the assessor to the students. Only three

sentences will be dictated. Sentences will

have yuktakhars (conjunct letters) and

comma and question mark. The paragraph

will be taken from any story book /

newspaper (But sentences will not contain

more than 6-7 words).

The Correctness in spelling along with use

of comma, full stop and question mark will

be the criteria of assessment. 3 marks will

be for correctness of the sentences and

spelling of the words, while 1 mark will be

for correct use of comma, full stop and

question mark. (5 marks)

4 mark

Reading

Comprehension

The students will be provided with one

paragraph (6-8 small sentences). The

assessor will not read the paragraph.

Three questions will be given below the

paragraph. One question will be direct

(having the words who, when, where) and

3 marks

another two will be indirect (why / how type

of questions based on understanding or

drawing

inferences)

nature.

The

assessor may read the questions only and

ask the students to write the answers on

the paper.

For correct answer one full mark will be

given (no focus on spelling).

ORDER : Ordered that this notification shall be published in the Odisha Gazette.

By Order of the Governor

P.K. MOHAPATRA

Additional Chief Secretary to Government

Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10

Ex. Gaz. 1011-173+100