CBSE PSA 9th:

 

The `Problem Solving Assessment’ will be counted towards FA-4 which is 10% of total assessments of Class IX. This assessment will also be carried forward towards the FA-4 in Class X. This score will be reflected in one Language (English or Hindi), Mathematics, Science and Social Science w.e.f the session 2012-2013 for Class IX and 2013 – 14 for Class X. The same score will be reflected in FA-4 for class IX and Class X.

 

The students will have the option to improve their PSA Score in Class X, as they can sit for the test with Class IX students of the Session 2013-2014 in January – February 2014. The best scores will be reflected in the final certificate in case of those applying for improvement.

 

The schools which have already planned their time table and other details regarding FA-4 will take the best scores of FA-3 and FA-4 to count towards the total 10%, now available for FA-3 and FA-4 taken together

 

PSA 9th Exam Pattern:

 

Test Context Domain/ Item Type	Target No. Per Test Form
Qualitative Reasoning :	No. of Items	No. of passages	total no. of items
Stand alone MCQs Passage based MCQs	6 6	2	6 12
Sub Total:			18
Quantitative Reasoning :
Stand alone MCQs Passage based MCQs	10 4	2	10 8
Sub Total:			18
Language Conventions :
Grammar & Usage MCQs Vocabulary in Context based MCQs Passage completion based MCQs	8 8 8		8 8 8
Sub Total:			24
Total:			60