CBSE Private Candidate
Private Candidate means a person who is not a Regular Candidate but, under the provisions of byelaws of CBSE Chapter 5, is allowed to undertake and/or appear in the All India/Delhi Senior School Certificate Examination or All India/Delhi Secondary School Examination of the Board.
Persons eligible to appear as 'Private Candidate' at Delhi Senior School Certificate (Class XII) Examination
(i) A candidate who had failed at the Delhi Senior School Certificate Examination of the Board will be eligible to reappear at a subsequent examination as a private candidate in the syllabus and text books as prescribed for the examination of the year in which he/she will reappear.
(ii) The following categories of candidates shall also be eligible to appear as private candidates at the Delhi Senior School Certificate Examination of the Board on the conditions laid down in these byelaws: .
(a) teachers serving in educational institutions affiliated to the Board, who have already passed Secondary or an equivalent examination at least two years before taking the Senior School Certificate Examination. Teacher candidates shall submit his application form along with a certificate by the Head of School in which they are serving duly countersigned by the Director of Education of the State/Union Territory concerned to the Regional Officer of the Board of the region in which the teacher is serving;
(b) women candidates who are bonafide residents of the National Capital Territory of Delhi and have passed the Delhi Secondary or an equivalent examination at least two years before appearing at the Senior School Certificate Examination subject to conditions mentioned in byelaw 17(iii); and
(c) physically handicapped students having passed the Secondary School Examination or its equivalent at least two years before appearing at the Senior School Certificate Examination on producing reasonable evidence of having deficiency to attend normal
institutions for the purpose of studies.
(iii) Women/handicapped private candidates shall be required to satisfy the following additional conditions:
(a) that they have privately pursued the prescribed course of studies under proper guidance; and
(b) that they are unable to join a Senior Secondary School affiliated to the Board or there are such other reasons compelling them to appear at the examination as a private candidate.
Persons eligible to appear as "Private Candidate" at All India Senior School Certificate (Class XII) Examination
(i) A candidate who had failed at the All India Senior School Certificate Examination of the Board will be eligible to reappear at a subsequent examination as a private candidate in the syllabus and text books as prescribed for the examination of the year in which he will reappear.
(ii) Teachers serving in educational institutions affiliated to the Board who have already passed Secondary or an equivalent examination at least two years before taking the Senior School
Certificate Examination. Teacher candidates shall submit his application form along with a certificate by the Head of school in which they are serving duly countersigned by the Director
of Education of the State/Union Territory concerned to the Regional Officer of the Board of the region in which the teacher is serving
Persons eligible to appear as Private Candidate for Delhi Secondary School Examination
The following categories of candidates shall be eligible to appear as private candidates at the Delhi Secondary School Examination of the Board in the Syllabus and Courses as prescribed for the examination concerned on the conditions as laid down in these byelaws:
(a) Candidates who had failed at the Delhi Secondary School Examination of the Board;
(b) Teachers serving in educational institutions affiliated to the Board;
(c) (i) Women candidates who are bonafide residents of the National Capital Territory of Delhi; and satisfy the following additional conditions:
(a) that they have privately pursued the prescribed course of study under proper guidance; and
(b) that they are unable to join a Secondary School affiliated to the Board or there are such other reasons compelling them to appear at the examination as a private candidate.
(ii) A women student who has left an institution at a stage earlier than or in class IX, shall not be permitted to appear at the examination as a private candidate in a year earlier than in which she would have appeared, had she continued her studies in a
recognised institution upto Secondary Examination.
(d) Physically handicapped students on producing reasonable evidence of having difficulty to attend normal institutions in the subjects not involving practical
training/ examination.
