Report card

What does a report card show?

It depends on the class and the board. The CBSE formats for Classes 6 to 9, set in March 2017, carry these items.^[1]

• Student details: name, roll number, class and section, date of birth, and the parent or guardian's name.
• Scholastic marks by subject, split into periodic test, notebook, subject enrichment and exam marks, with a total and a grade.
• Co-scholastic grades, such as Work Education, Art Education and Health and Physical Education, and a discipline grade.
• The class teacher's remarks, the result, and the signatures of the class teacher and the principal.

CBSE's Preparatory Stage Holistic Progress Card (Classes 3-5) works differently. It adds monthly attendance and parts for the learner's own insights and feedback. It records performance levels, Beginner, Progressing or Proficient, rather than marks, and schools may use their own labels for them.^[5]

How does CBSE guidance shape a report card?

For Classes 6 to 9, CBSE prescribed formats in 2017 and said the card should show the CBSE logo on the left and the school's logo on the right.^[1] We found no later circular that replaces them. For Classes 11 and 12, the 2026-27 curriculum says grades for the compulsory areas should be reflected in the report card.^[6]

The 2026-27 secondary curriculum says schools are required to implement Holistic Progress Cards as formal communication tools between schools and families. It asks for reporting on each child's own progress and interests, without comparisons with peers, and says CBSE has provided prototypes for the Foundational and Preparatory stages.^[2] NEP 2020 says States and Union Territories will redesign progress cards, with guidance from the proposed National Assessment Centre, NCERT and the State councils of educational research and training (SCERTs).^[4] Our guide to CBSE assessment and report cards sets out the rules class by class.

How is a report card different from a marksheet?

A report card comes from the school. The Class 10 marksheet-cum-passing certificate comes from CBSE, and printed copies reach regular students through their schools. CBSE also publishes board results on DigiLocker.^[3] The marksheet records the board result. The report card is the school's own record, and it can carry things a marksheet doesn't, such as co-scholastic grades and teacher remarks.

Sources

Every fact on this page about rules, prices or other products comes from one of these. We read each one on the date shown and will update this page when they change.

1. CBSE. Uniform System of Assessment, Examination and Report Card for classes VI-IX from Academic Year 2017-18 onwards (Circular Acad-14/2017) (cbse.gov.in). Circular of 21 March 2017. Read 21 October 2026.
2. CBSE, Academic Unit. Introduction to Secondary Curriculum: Part-1 (Classes IX-X), 2026-27 (cbseacademic.nic.in). Academic session 2026-27. Read 21 October 2026.
3. CBSE, Controller of Examinations. CBSE Declares Class X Second Board Examination Results 2026 (cbse.gov.in). Press release of 18 July 2026. Read 21 October 2026.
4. Ministry of Education, Government of India. National Education Policy 2020 (ncert.nic.in). 2020. Read 21 October 2026.
5. CBSE, Centre of Excellence in Assessment. Holistic Progress Card, Preparatory Stage, Classes 3-5 (cbseacademic.nic.in). Read 21 October 2026.Adapted from the NCERT PARAKH card.
6. CBSE, Academic Unit. Introduction to Secondary Curriculum: Part-2 (Classes XI-XII), 2026-27 (cbseacademic.nic.in). Academic session 2026-27. Read 21 October 2026.