Detail About School Based Assessment SBA 2022 Issued By PEC

Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) has issued a notification dated 10 November 2021 in connection with “School-Based Assessment SBA 2022” and issued direction to all Cheif Executive Officers (DAEs) in Punjab that the following mode of assessment for SBA 2022 will be followed.

(A)The assessment will cover the whole curriculum for grade 1-8.

(B)The assessment for grades (1-5) will be based on SNC 2021 whereas grades (6-8) will be based on National Curriculum 2006.

1. The assessment for grade 1 & 2 will be oral and it will consist of Objective Type Questions (MCQs, fill in the blank, true/false etc.) as well as Short Answer/Constructed Response Questions (CRQs).
2. The assessment for grade 3-8 will be written and it will consist of MCQs and Short Answer/ Constructed Response Questions (CRQs).
3. The weightage for MCQs and CRQs for grade 3-8 will be equal however it may slightly vary among grades.
4. The assessment of the Nazra Quran of 50 marks will be held as a separate compulsory subject for grade 1-5 for Muslims students and the paper of Islamiat will be of 100 marks.
5. The assessment of Ethics/Religious Education for grades 1-5 will be of 100 Marks for Non-Muslim students and it will be equated with 150 marks in lieu of Islamiat (100) + Nazra Quran (50) marks.

(C)PEC will provide the item bank to schools for grades 1-8 for core subjects i.e. English, Urdu, Mathematics, General Knowledge/Science, Islamiat / Ethics, Social Studies / Geography & Computer Education. The assessment for the remaining Elective Subjects will be prepared by the schools/teachers on the same pattern.

(D)The item bank will be shared by PEC through its Item Bank System (IBS) enabling schools to generate papers, keys and rubrics for conduct and marking of SBA.

(E)The dates of SBA 2022 will be communicated later on.

All the CEOs are, therefore, requested to share the pattern of assessment with its field formations/schools (Public & Private) so that the teachers may align their teaching as per the assessment of students and coverage of the curriculum.

School-Based Assessment SBA 2022