GENERAL INFORMATION
This Minority institution was founded by the Late Rev.(Mrs.)
Sophie Mack in the year 1960 under the Assemblies of God of
North India. The School is recognised by the State Government
and is affiliated to the Council for the ISC Examinations, New
Delhi. The administration of Mission School is now under the
Management of the James Memoral Educational Trust. Preference
for Admission is given to deserving students from the Christian
Minority Community and Anglo Indians. The School is run on
Christian principles and offers to students,irrespective of
community and creed, a complete education of body, mind and
spirit. The aim of the School is to build a better India by building
better boys and girls.
BEGINNINGS ICSE
In 1952, an All India Certificate Examinations Conference was held under the Chairmanship of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Minister for Education. The main purpose of the Conference was to consider the replacement of the overseas Cambridge School Certificate Examination by an All India Examination. This set the agenda for the establishment of the Council.
In October 1956 at the meeting of the Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian Education, a proposal was adopted for the setting up of an Indian Council to administer the University of Cambridge, Local Examinations Syndicate’s Examination in India and, to advise the Syndicate on the best way to adapt its examination to the needs of the country. The inaugural meeting of the Council was held on 3rd November, 1958.
In December 1967, the Council was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
In 1973, the Council was listed in the Delhi School Education Act 1973, as a body conducting “public” examinations.
ABOUT THE COUNCIL
The Council has been so constituted as to secure suitable representation of: Government of India, State Governments/Union Territories in which there are Schools affiliated to the Council, the Inter-State Board for Anglo-Indian Education, the Association of Indian Universities, the Association of Heads of Anglo-Indian Schools, the Indian Public Schools’ Conference, the Association of Schools for the ISC Examination and members co-opted by the Executive Committee of the Council.
EXAMINATIONS
The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations conducts three examinations, namely, the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE –Class X); The Indian School Certificate (ISC – ClassXII) and the Certificate in Vocational Education (CVE – Year 12). The subject choices and syllabuses prescribed for these examinations are varied and aimed at nurturing the unique gifts of individual pupils
CONCESSIONS
SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES OF CANDIDATES
The Council is prepared to give special consideration and make necessary arrangements in respect of candidates who are handicapped in any way, which might affect their performance in the ICSE (X) / ISC (XII) Examination.
Special Difficulty Procedure
Disability, illness or other misfortune: When a candidate suffers some injury or bereavement or dire unforeseen circumstance which may adversely affect his or her performance in the examination, the Special Difficulty procedure is used. A form is forwarded to the Council by the Head of the candidates’ school and the candidates’ examination answer script is then given special consideration by a committee before the issue of the results. The Council’s committee does not give a “blanket” concession but treats every case on its merit, for experience has shown that candidates working under similar unusual stress are affected in widely different ways. For this reason the Special Difficulty Form provides for the performance of the affected candidate to be compared with that of his/her other classmates.
Special Arrangements
Depending on the nature and degree of the Special Difficulty the Council is prepared to make special arrangements, subject to the Convener concerned being convinced of the need and being able to provide the necessary facilities, and if the candidate accepts the responsibility for any additional expenses which may be incurred. The following special arrangements are the most common, either singly or in various combinations:
THE ICSE (CLASS X)
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education has been designed to provide an examination in a course of general education, in accordance with the recommendations of the New Education Policy 1986, through the medium of English. Private candidates are not permitted to appear for this examination.
[For more details see Regulations and Syllabuses booklet.]
Divisions – I.C.S.E. (Class X)
INDIAN CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination has been designed to provide an examination in a course of general education, in accordance with the recommendations of the New Education Policy 1986, through the medium of English.
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination will ensure a general education without any diversification of studies as all candidates are required to enter and sit for six subjects and Socially Useful Productive Work.
The Indian Certificate of Secondary Education Examination is a school examination and the standard of the examination pre-supposes a school course of ten years duration (Classes I-X).
Private candidates are not permitted to appear for the examination.