Board of Secondary Education, Odisha

BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, ODISHA
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SINGLE SUBJECT (CLASS–X STANDARD)

EXAMINATION IN ODIA/ URDU & HALF YEARLY LANGUAGE TEST IN ODIA
GENERAL REGULATION
1. The Single Subject (Class-10th standard) Examination in Odia/ Urdu shall be
conducted by the Board through offline mode as done during 2016. However the
Govt. vide letter No. 9057/ SME/ Dtd.-23/05/2017 of the Department of School &
Mass Education have allowed the candidates to appear for 1st language Single
Subject Urdu for the present examination only in order to give a chance to the
deprived candidates if any.
2. Half yearly language test (Std-VIII) in Odia shall be open for candidates those are
residing within & outside Odisha and also the non resident Indians residing
outside the country, from 2017 onwards, having the eligibility conditions given
below.
3. The candidates for both the examinations shall fill up their application forms
through online mode only.
4. The Half Yearly Language Test-2017 shall be conducted through online mode
only.
5. In order to appear the online examination, the candidate has to fulfill the following
conditions :-
a) He/ she has to make him/ herself aware regarding User ID & Password to
login just at the scheduled date and timing to appear at the examination.
b) The facility of a desktop/ laptop with internet connection (speed : 256 kbps)
shall have to be arranged by the candidate himself.
c) Scanning facility with uploading of writing materials in A4 size paper shall
also be arranged which will be required for answering the long type
questions. Photo images of the writing materials can also be uploaded
instead.
d) It shall be ensured that uninterrupted power supply and internet connection
exist for the entire period of examination.
6. The Board will not be held responsible if the candidate fails to give answer to
questions of the examination for want of provisions mentioned at supra “5”.
7. The Single Subject Examination Pass Certificate & Half Yearly Language Test
are separate additional qualifications to fulfill the language knowing requirement
of a candidate. Pass mark obtained in Single Subject Examination by a candidate
should not be re-placed with the First Language mark, he/she obtained in his/her
H.S.C. or Secondary(Class-X) passed out Examination .
8. The candidates desirous of appearing Single Subject (Class–X Standard)
Examination can appear in Odia language only and not in any other languages.
However Govt. vide letter No. 9057/ SME/ Dtd.-23/05/2017 of the Department of
School & Mass Education have allowed the candidates to appear for Single
Subject Urdu for the present examination only in order to give a chance to the
deprived candidates if any.
ELIGIBILITY (SINGLE SUBJECT, CLASS-X STD.)
1. Any person who has passed with a language other than Odia in the H.S.C.
Examination of B.S.E, Odisha or an Examination declared equivalent with that of
H.S.C. Examination conducted by the B.S.E., Odisha shall be allowed to appear
Single Subject Examination in Odia.
2. Any person who has passed with a language other than Urdu in the H.S.C.
Examination of B.S.E, Odisha or an Examination declared equivalent with that of
H.S.C. Examination conducted by the B.S.E., Odisha shall be allowed to appear
Single Subject Examination in Urdu for the present examination only.
3. Holders of Acharya Certificate of the Odisha Association of Sanskrit Learning and
Culture or any other Certificate declared equivalent there to shall be allowed to
appear Single Subject Examination in Odia.
ELIGIBILITY (HALF YEARLY LANGUAGE TEST, CLASS-VIII STD.)
1. Officers serving under Govt. of Odisha whose mother tongue is other than Odia.
2. Others who have passed HSC Examination conducted by the Board or its
equivalent with MIL other than Odia.
3. Any other candidate, prosecuting studies in Class-IX or above with MIL other
than Odia.
PASS MARKS (SINGLE SUBJECT, CLASS-X STD.)
1. Full marks for the Single Subject shall be 100. The Candidates securing less than
30% marks will be treated as unsuccessful candidates.
2. There shall be no award of division or grade for the Single Subject Examination.
Candidates securing 30% or more marks shall be declared as “qualified” only.
PASS MARKS (HALF YEARLY LANGUAGE TEST, CLASS-VIII STD.)
1. The examination will have 50 objective type (multiple choice) questions and 02
essay type questions distributed in the following three sections.
a] Objective (Multiple Choice) type – 30 questions carrying 1 mark each.
b] Objective (Multiple Choice) type Translation – 20 questions carrying 1 mark
each.
c] Descriptive Type Questions (Written document to be uploaded) –
2 questions carrying 10 marks each.
2. Candidate has to secure 50% marks in each section separately in order to quality
successfully in the Test.
FILLING UP OF APPLICATION FORM
1. The candidates of both the examinations shall apply for appearing at the
examination through online mode on visiting the website www.bseodisha.ac.in
from 24/07/2017 to 08/08/2017 11.45 pm. However the candidates submitting
the examination fee at the last moment can submit their application through
online before 09/08/2017 midnight.
FEES FOR THE EXAMINATION
1. Half Yearly Language Test (Class-VIII) Standard
a] Residing within state of Odisha - Rs.1000/- Only.
b] Resident Indian residing outside Odisha - Rs.1500/- Only.
c] Non-Resident Indian - Rs.5000/- Only.
2. Single Subject Examination in Odia/ Urdu Rs.1500/- Only.
The payment of fee shall be made through SBI Collect either by offline or online
mode. The instruction regarding payment can be known from the step by step instruction
or from the online application.
SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION
Name of the Examination Mode of Date of Timings

Examination Conduct
Single Subject Exam (Odia/ Urdu) Offline 21/08/2017 10 am to 12.30 pm
Half Yearly Language Test in Odia Online 21/08/2017 11 am to 12.30 pm
ISSUANCE OF ADMIT CARDS
1. Admit card of candidates of both the examinations shall be hoisted in the website
www.bseodisha.ac.in from the date which can be known from the said website 10
days prior to commencement of the examination.
2. The candidates of single subject examination shall produce the admit cards before
the centre superintendents of the concerned examination centres for appearing at
the examination.
3. The candidates of Half Yearly Language Test shall download the admit cards and
quote their Roll Nos. at the specified space while appearing at the online
examination.
Sd/-
Controller of Examinations,
B.S.E., Odisha, Cuttack

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