20 marks for internal assessment in PU final exam result for subjects with no practicals from this academic year in Karnataka

The 20 marks will be broken down as: 10 marks for internal evaluation based on two unit tests and mid-term exam. The other 10 marks will be reserved for project work and assignments. Students have to secure a minimum of 24 marks to pass the theory paper. But, if a student does not appear for any unit test or mid-term exam, and does not submit any project or assignment, they will have to secure 35 marks out of a maximum 80 to pass the annual examination.

Karnataka government has changed the pre-university (PU) course exam pattern. It has given weightage of 20 marks in the final exam for internal assessment for I and II PU students in subjects not having practical exams, from the academic year 2023-24. 

Evaluation will be 80 marks for theory and 20 marks for internal assessment, for subjects without practical exam. Students have to secure a minimum of 24 marks to pass the theory paper.

The weightage for internal assessment marks will apply to languages, optional subjects in arts and commerce streams, and mathematics in the science stream. The 20 marks reserved for internal assessment will be broken down as follows — 10 marks for the two unit tests and mid-term exam. Marks from best-of-two from these tests to be averaged for 10 marks.

Another 10 marks are reserved for project work and assignments, of which 5 marks are for project work and writing, 3 marks for presentation, and 2 marks for viva voce.

The internal marks are to be recorded by lecturers of the respective subjects to evaluate the students, and uploaded on the Student Achievement Tracking System (SATS) within the given timeline, according to the government order. 

“Every district has a PU lecturers’ forum. This forum will decide the projects and assignments to be assigned to students for internal assessment. Due to the internal assessment marks, from this year, the question pattern of I and II PU annual exams will change. Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) will release the blueprint of the question papers soon,” said Sindhu Rupesh, Director, DPUE. 

Addressing a media conference on July 11, Minister for Primary & Secondary Education Madhu Bangarappa said, “After adopting the model of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), we are introducing 20 marks for internal assessment for subjects with no practicals for PUC students. We have already introduced an internal assessment system in schools and for professional courses, except pre-university courses. Weightage to internal assessment will reduce the examination anxiety and stress on students, and potentially boost their professional skills and marks in the annual exams.”