Persons Eligible to Appear as Private Candidates

Persons eligible to appear as ‘Private Candidates’ 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 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 qualified/passed Secondary or an equivalent examination at least two years before taking the Senior School Certificate Examination. Teacher candidates shall submit his application form alongwith a certificate by the Head of School in which they are serving duly countersigned by the Director of Education, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi to the Regional Officer, Delhi;

(b) women candidates who are bonafide residents of the National Capital Territory of Delhi and have obtained minimum Grade D in at least five subjects as per the Scheme of Studies and a Qualifying Certificate issued by the Board/minimum Grade D in the Scholastic areas as well as satisfactory Grades in Co-Scholastic areas under the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation scheme in the Secondary School examination conducted by the school affiliated to the Board upto Senior Secondary level and Certificate of School - Based Assessment duly signed by the Board at the Secondary School Examination conducted by the Board/School or an equivalent examination at least two years before appearing at the Senior School Certificate Examination subject to conditions mentioned in clause 17(iii); and

(c) physically handicapped students who have obtained minimum Grade D in at least five subjects as per the Scheme of Studies and a Qualifying Certificate issued by the Board/minimum Grade D in the Scholastic areas as well as satisfactory Grades in Co-Scholastic areas under the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation scheme in the Secondary School examination conducted by the school affiliated to the Board upto Senior Secondary level and Certificate of School - Based Assessment duly signed by the Board at the Secondary School Examination conducted by the Board/ School 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. 

(d) Regular candidate(s) of the previous year who have completed regular course of Studies and have been allotted roll no. for appearing at the examination but could not appear at the Annual Examination due to medical reasons except short age of attendance as laid down in the examination bye laws will also 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.

(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;

(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 Candidates’ at All India Senior School Certificate Examination (Class XII)

(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 obtained minimum Grade D in at least five subjects as per the Scheme of Studies and a Qualifying Certificate issued by the Board/minimum Grade D in the Scholastic areas as well as satisfactory Grades in Co-Scholastic areas under the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation scheme in the Secondary School examination conducted by the school affiliated to the Board upto Senior Secondary level and Certificate of School - Based Assessment duly signed by the Board at the Secondary School Examination conducted by the Board/ School 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 Office of

the Board in which the school is situated. 

(iii) Regular candidates of the previous year who have completed regular course of studies  and have been allotted roll no. for appearing at the examination but could not appear at the Annual Examination due to medical reasons except shortage of attendance as laid down in the examination bye laws will also 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.