📋 CBSE Circular: SAFAL KSA 2025-26
Circular No: Academic-93/2025
Date: 02 December, 2025
📢 To:
The Managers and Heads of CBSE Schools participating in Pen-Paper Mode for SAFAL KSA 2025-26
📌 Subject:
Structured Assessment for Analyzing Learning (SAFAL) KSA 2025-26 in Pen-Paper Mode
🔍 Overview
This circular is issued in continuation to CBSE Circular No. Acad-82/2025 dated 30th October, 2025. The detailed schedule of assessment for Pen-Paper mode for SAFAL KSA 2025-26 is provided in this document for schools participating in Pen-Paper mode.
📝 Important Note: Schools which have registered their students in 'Hindi medium' for SAFAL KSA 2025-26, can conduct SAFAL assessment in pen-paper mode as per the schedule provided in Annexure-1.
📋 Sequence of Activities for SAFAL KSA 2025-26 Assessment
A) Pre-Assessment Activities:
- Installation of OBRIC App (05-Dec-2025 onwards) from the CBSE SAFAL portal (https://cbsesafal.in)
- Download and print the personalized OMR sheet for the subject being assessed (01 day before the schedule of subject)
- Download and print Question Paper for the subject being assessed (on the same day of schedule for the subject)
B) Conduct of the Assessment
Conduct the assessment as per the scheduled dates mentioned in the Assessment Schedule section below.
C) Post-Assessment Activities:
- Download and installation of SAFAL-OBRIC Android app from CBSE SAFAL portal (https://cbsesafal.in)
- Scanning of OMR sheets and uploading on SAFAL-OBRIC Android App on the day of assessment (Can be done simultaneously on 7 Mobile phones)
- End Exam on SAFAL-OBRIC Android App (using Admin credentials)
🎥 Video Tutorial: The link of screencast video for understanding SAFAL KSA Pen-Paper mode is available at: https://ln.run/HSMGh
📅 Assessment Schedule - SAFAL KSA 2025-26 (Pen-Paper Mode)
For both English Medium and Hindi Medium Schools
| S. No. | Details of Assessment | Subject | Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grade 8 (Students currently in Grade 9) | Science | 8th December 2025 (Monday) |
| 2 | Grade 8 (Students currently in Grade 9) | Language | 9th December 2025 (Tuesday) |
| 3 | Grade 8 (Students currently in Grade 9) | Mathematics | 10th December 2025 (Wednesday) |
| 4 | Grade 5 (Students currently in Grade 6) | EVS | 11th December 2025 (Thursday) |
| 5 | Grade 5 (Students currently in Grade 6) | Language | 15th December 2025 (Monday) |
| 6 | Grade 5 (Students currently in Grade 6) | Mathematics | 16th December 2025 (Tuesday) |
| 7 | Buffer Days (Grade 8 and Grade 5) | 17th & 18th December 2025 (Wed & Thu) | |
⚠️ Important Points for Effective Conduct of Assessment
- SAFAL KSA is a diagnostic assessment aimed at assessing the achievement of competencies by learners. This is neither a competition nor a qualifying/certification exam. The primary purpose of SAFAL is to diagnose the areas where more efforts are required for quality teaching-learning in the school.
- No extra class or specific preparation is needed. As SAFAL is a competency-based assessment, classroom teaching that is competency-focused and learner-centric is sufficient.
- Only school-level competency reports will be given to all participating schools. Schools will be able to see only their own report without comparison with any other school.
- The school level reports of SAFAL assessments will not be made public and will not be shared with any other school. This will be done to ensure that the results remain confidential and the school is able to extract maximum benefit from the results and feedback provided through the SAFAL reports.
- SAFAL is a tool for assessment of the teaching-learning practices at schools and should be taken with this spirit only.
- It is the responsibility of the school to ensure that the SAFAL KSA assessment is conducted in their schools with utmost sincerity and integrity, as per standard operating procedures, proctored by school authorities.
- Technical foot-prints will be on record during the administration of this assessment and data scrutiny will be carried out.
🤝 Note: We look forward to your continued support for this prestigious project.
📥 Download Official Circular PDF
📄 Download PDF📞 CBSE Contact Information
Organization: Central Board of Secondary Education
Address: Integrated Office Complex, Sector - 23, Phase – 1, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110077
Phone: 011-24050605
Email: directoracad.cbse@nic.in
Website: http://cbseacademic.nic.in
SAFAL Portal: https://cbsesafal.in
Issued By:
Dr. Praggya M. Singh
Professor and Director (Academics)
Central Board of Secondary Education
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