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Andhra Pradesh is the first State in the country which adopted
10+2+3 pattern of education in pursuance of the recommendations of Kothari
Commission. Act 2 of 1971 provide for the establishment
of Board of Intermediate Education, A.P to regulate and
supervise the system of Intermediate education in the state of A.P and to
specify the courses of study therefor and for matters connected their with.
The important functions of the
Board are
To prescribe syllabi and text
books.
To grant affiliation to the
institutions offering Intermediate course.
To lay down regulations for
the administration of Junior Colleges.
To publish text books
To prescribe qualifications
for teachers.
To cause academic inspection
of Junior Colleges.
To conduct examinations.
To process results and to
issue certificates.
EXAMINATION
WORK
Examination is one of the most important function of the Board. Every
year it conducts the Annual Examination (March/April) and the
Supplementary Examination (September/October). "The Instant
Examination", in between Annual and Supplementary examinations
is being conducted to save the academic year for those candidates
who fail in the Annual Examination only in one paper, in the month of
June usually.
RECOUNTING
The Board allows the candidates to apply for Recounting
on the payment of Rs.100/- per paper. The scripts are obtained from the
camps and carefully scrutinized for any mistake in totaling, posting and
omission of bits. If any discrepancy is noticed it shall be referred to the
Authenticity committee for its opinion Based on the report, corrections if
any are carried out and the candidates are informed accordingly. There is
no provision for the Revaluation or personal Identification of the answer
scripts.
PATTERN
The Intermediate Public Examination is being conducted since 1978-79 both at the end of 1st
year course and at the end of 2nd year course. Earlier the Public Examination
was only at the end of 2nd year. The candidates are examined in Part-I English,
Part-II Second Language and Part-III Group subjects for 500 marks in 1st year and 500
marks in 2nd year in Arts Group, and 470 marks in 1st year and 530
marks in 2nd ;year in MPC group, and 440 marks in 1st year and 560
Marks in 2nd year for the Bi.P.C. group. The percentage of pass marks in each
paper is 35. The division in which the candidates are placed is decided on the basis of
their passing all the papers in the 1st year and in the 2nd year.
Those who secure 60% and above marks are placed in I division, those who secured 50% and
above marks but below 60% in II division and others in III division.. Condonation upto 5%
in one or more papers in each of the two examinations is allowed, provided the candidates
obtain the minimum aggregate pass marks.
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