HS Internal Assessment Guidelines

• The Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha, located in Prajnapitha, Samantapur, Bhubaneswar-751013, has issued a notification regarding the Annual Higher Secondary Examination, 2025.
• The notification number is NO.EG-1-396/2024/5193/CHSE(O).
• The exam programme covers various streams: ARTS, SCIENCE, COMMERCE, CORRESPONDENCE, & VOCATIONAL.
• The exams are scheduled from February 18, 2025, to March 27, 2025.
• The notification is dated November 20, 2024.
• The examination's internal assessment, project, practical and theory will proceed even if any of the dates are declared holidays afterwards.
• The examination is under CCTV surveillance.

Exam Schedule Highlights

• February 18, 2025 (Tuesday)
• For the Science stream at 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM, the subject is MIL (O) with subject code as 602 R for regular candidates registered in 2023 and 602 E for ex-regular candidates registered up to 2022.
• February 19, 2025 (Wednesday)
• For the Arts stream and Commerce stream at 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM, the subject is MIL (O) with subject codes 702 R & 802 R for regular candidates and 702 E & 802 E for ex-regular candidates.
• February 20, 2025 (Thursday)
• The Vocational stream will have BFC - HISTORY (HIS) (code 409 R/E), BFC-ACCOUNTANCY (ACT) (code 571 R/E), and BFC-PHYSICS (PHY) (code 501 R/E).
• February 22, 2025 (Saturday)
• Science stream students will have ENGLISH-(E), subject codes 601 R and 601 E.
• February 24, 2025 (Monday)
• Vocational stream will have subjects including BFC-POLITICAL SCIENCE (POL) (codes 410 R/E), BFC-BUSINESS STUDIES & MANAGEMENT (BSM) (code 572 R/E), and BFC- CHEMISTRY (CHE) (code 502 R/E).
• February 25, 2025 (Tuesday)
• Arts and Commerce streams will have ENGLISH – (E) (codes 701 R/E and 801 R/E respectively).
• February 28, 2025 (Friday)
• Science will have PHYSICS (PHY) (code 603 R/E) and Vocational stream will have BFC- MATHEMATICS (codes 503 R/E)..
• March 4, 2025 (Tuesday)
• Arts will have HISTORY (HIS) (code 715 R/E) and Commerce will have BUSINESS STUDIES & MANAGEMENT(BSM) (code 804 R/E).
• March 7, 2025 (Friday)
• Science will have CHEMISTRY (CHE) (code 605 R/E) and Vocational will have ENGLISH-(E) (code 401 R/E) examinations starting at 10.00am.
• March 8, 2025 (Saturday)
• ARTS to have POLITICAL SCIENCE-(POL) (code 716 R/E) and COMMERCE to have BUSINESS MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS- (BMS) with code 805 R/E.
• March 10, 2025 (Monday)
• This day is for all other MILs including HINDI (H), BENGALI (B), TELUGU (T), URDU (U), SANSKRIT (S), and ALTERNATIVE ENGLISH (AE) for students in Arts, Science, and Commerce, with corresponding subject codes between 703 R/E and 707 R/E.
• March 12, 2025 (Wednesday)
• Integrated Vocational Subjects and vocational MIL exams are scheduled with subjects such as TOURISM AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT (TTV) and MIL ODIA (O).
• March 13, 2025 (Thursday)
• All language optionals for Arts, including ODIA (OO), HINDI (OH), BENGALI (OB), TELUGU (OT), URDU (OU), and Elective Sanskrit (OS/ES)..
• March 17, 2025 (Monday)
• Mathematics (M) for Arts/Science (codes 607R/E), Home Science (HSC) for Arts (721 R/E), and BFC Economics (ECO) for Vocational (411/573 R/E).
• March 18, 2025 (Tuesday)
• VOCATIONAL TRADE SUBJECTS such as I.T. & I.TES (IIT), MULTI SKILLING, FOOD PROCESSING, BEAUTY & WELLNESS will be examined.
• March 19, 2025 (Wednesday)
• Geography (GEO) for Arts/Science (code 620 R/E).
• March 20, 2025 (Thursday)
• Economics - (ECO) for Arts/Science (codes 717 R/E, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT- (IRPM-II) for Arts (codes 728 R/E), COST ACCOUNTING- (CAC), BUSINESS ECONOMICS-(BSE), FUNDAMENTAL OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING-(FMA), and COMPUTER APPLICATION-(CA) for Commerce.
• March 21, 2025 (Friday)
• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY- (IT) , COMPUTER SCIENCE-(CSC), BIO-TECHNOLOGY- (BT), & ELECTRONICS- (ELN).
• March 22, 2025 (Saturday)
• Indian Music - (IM), Psychology - (PSY), and Education – (EDU).
• March 24, 2025 (Monday)
• Statistics, Anthropology, and Sociology.
• March 26, 2025 (Wednesday)
• Biology for Science, Vocational stream trade subjects, and Accounting & Auditing.
• March 27, 2025 (Thusday)
• Logic for the Arts stream, Accountancy for the Commerce stream, and all Vocational Stream trade subjects.

Important Instructions for Candidates

• Candidates should enter the examination centre 30 minutes before the commencement of the examination.
• Candidates should ensure they occupy the seat allotted to them.
• Question papers for internal assessment should strictly adhere to the pattern given in Notification No.1805/10.05.2024 and 3416/21.09.2024 for regular candidates registered in 2023.
• Project work must be handwritten within 6 pages on A4 size paper as assigned by the subject teacher.
• The Biology examination for Science stream will be conducted in a single sitting with a 20-minute gap between Section-A (Botany) and Section-B (Zoology).
• Regular candidates from 2023 and ex-regular candidates up to 2022 are to appear for the AHS Examination-2025 with the syllabus and pattern as detailed in Notification No.-ACD/09/2024/3014/Dt.20.08.2024.
• Practical exams will be held for Science (Physics, Chemistry, Botany etc), Arts (Education, IT, Psychology etc), and Commerce (IT, Computer Application).
• Duration for integrated vocational practical subjects (IVS) and vocational trade subjects will be three hours.
• Students under Distance Education will appear in their respective subjects on the dates specified for Arts and Commerce Streams.

Dissemination of Information

• Copies of the notification are forwarded to various officials including Ministers, Secretaries of Government Departments, Directors of Education, and Controllers of Examinations of various Universities.
• The information is to prepare various programmes.
• The notification is also addressed to Collectors, District Magistrates, Superintendents of Police, and is to be published in print and electronic media, free of cost, for the wider benefit of students and the public.
• Relevant websites, including www.chseodisha.nic.in and SAMS notice site, will display the examination programme for 2025.

Vocational Stream Trade Subjects for Annual H.S. Exam, -2025

• Included with subject codes for paper III and IV.
• List includes Accounting & Auditing (AA), Audio Visual Technique, Catering & Restaurant Management.
• Also Creche & Pre-School Management, Chhow Dance, Computer Technique, Crop Production, Dairying
• Includes Drama, Electrical Domestic Appliance, Flute/Violin/Sitar.
• Also includes Hindustani Vocal Music, Horticulture, Inland Fisheries INSURANCE and MARDAL (ODISSI PAKHAWAJ).
• It also includes Office Management(OM), PARAMEDICAL HEALTH CARE & MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN(PHC&MLT), POULTRY FARMING(PF), REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF POWER DRIVEN FARM MACHINERY (RMPDFM).
• Also Sériciculture ,TAX ASSISTANT ,TEXTILE DESIGNING and TOURISM & TRAVEL TECHNIQUE.
• It alsop includes PAINTING/GRAPHIC ART/APPLIED ART/MODELLING & SCULPTURE/TRADITIONAL ART & ,TEXTILE DESIGNING and TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY .
• SPORTS, PHYSICAL EDN., FITNESS AND LEISURE (SPL), AGRICULTURE (DAIRY FARMER/ENTREPRENEUR)(AGD), AGRICULTURE (SMALL POULTRY FARMER) (AGP), ELECTRONICS AND HARDWARE(EAH), IT & ITES(ITE) and BANKING FINANCE SERVICE & INSURANCE (BFI).