In 2009, CBSE came out with CCE for grade 9 and 10. CCE refers to ‘A system of school based evaluation of a student which covers all aspects of development’.

This system of evaluation is expected to be based on two premises :

    A Continuous evaluation and assessment of broad based learning;
    Lessons learnt and knowledge gained should reveal a transformation in terms of attitude and behaviour patterns of the students at school and in the community

Term ‘comprehensive’ means that this system of evaluation attempts to cover both:

•     Scholastic
•     Co-scholastic aspects of a student’s growth and development.

   
The major thrust of CCE is on continuous growth of student in the following fields:

•     Intellectual
•     Emotional
•     Physical
•     Cultural and
•     Social development

 
Thus teaching at school is expected to be:

•      Interdisciplinary and holistic
•      Promote Critical thinking and problem-solving skills amongst students
•      Should involve students in Participatory decision making
•      Should be Locally relevant in a global context
•      Multi-method, multi-sourced, multi-accessed
•      Should aim at Skill and Capacity building
•      Should Inculcating values
•      Should encourage Respect for tradition, culture, knowledge, diversity