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
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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
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One from each of the other four groups
 One more from any of the five groups
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ICE
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Group 1: Languages -- (First Language, Second,
Language Foreign Language, etc)
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Group 2: Humanities and Social Sciences -(Geography, English Literature, History, etc)
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Group 3: Sciences -- (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, etc)
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Group 4: Mathematics -- (Mathematics, Additional
Mathematics, etc)
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Group 5: Creative, Technical & Vocational -(Accounting, Business Studies, Music,
Computer Studies, Food & Nutrition, Art and Design etc)10
Assessment
 Final exams are offered every year in May &
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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
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A*
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
U
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95 – 100
90 - 94
75 - 89
60 - 74
45 - 59
30 - 44
15 - 29
6 - 14
0 - 5
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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 PreUniversity 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
Subjects Offered at Prakriya
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Group 1: Languages
(English as First Language, Hindi as Second Language)
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Group 2: Humanities and Social Sciences
(History, Environment Mgmt.)
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Group 3: Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Biology,)
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Group 4: Mathematics (Mathematics)
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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
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