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Marksheet Terms Explained: Compartment, ER, RW, Grace, Percentile and More

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Marksheet Terms Explained: Compartment, ER, RW, Grace, Percentile and More

A board result is full of short codes. Some are harmless, some need action within days. This glossary explains the common ones across CBSE, CISCE and state boards. Exact wording differs by board, so match it with the legend printed on your own marksheet.

In this article
  1. Result status
  2. Marks-related terms
  3. Grades, percentage, percentile
  4. Grace marks and moderation
  5. After-result processes
  6. Documents

Result status

Term Meaning What to do
PASS / Passed All pass conditions met Download the marksheet, plan admission
COMP / Compartment / Supplementary Failed in a limited number of subjects Apply for the compartment, supplementary or second exam
ER (Essential Repeat) / Fail Must repeat the exam Talk to the school about reappearing
RW / RWH (Result Withheld) Result held back for missing data or a pending issue Contact the school at once
RL (Result Later) Result will be declared later Wait and follow up through school
UFM Unfair means case under inquiry Respond to the board’s notice
PCA / PCNA (CISCE) Pass certificate awarded / not awarded PCNA: ask about the improvement exam
SYC (NIOS) Subject yet to clear Reappear in that subject
Common result codes
Common result codes

Marks-related terms

  • Theory (TH): marks in the written paper.
  • Practical (PR): marks in the lab exam.
  • Internal Assessment (IA) / Sessional: marks given by the school for tests, projects and notebooks.
  • Aggregate / Grand total: sum of the subjects counted for the result.
  • Best of five: percentage calculated on the five highest subjects, where the board or institution allows it.
  • Additional subject: an extra subject that may replace a failed one under the board’s rules.

Grades, percentage, percentile

  • Grade: a band, such as A1 or B2. Some boards give grades by fixed mark ranges, others by rank among passed students.
  • Percentage: your marks out of 100.
  • Percentile / percentile rank: the share of students at or below your score. A 90 percentile means you did as well as or better than 90% of candidates. It is not 90% marks.
  • CGPA: average of grade points; used by some boards and universities.
  • Division / Class: first, second, third, or distinction, based on percentage.

Grace marks and moderation

Grace marks are a few marks added by a board, under its own rules, to help a student who is narrowly short of passing. Moderation is an adjustment applied to a whole paper, for example when a question was faulty. Students cannot apply for either; they are applied during result processing.

After-result processes

Term What happens
Scrutiny / Retotalling / Recheck / Verification Marks are added again and unmarked answers checked
Revaluation / Re-evaluation / Review Answers are assessed again by another examiner
Photocopy / Scanned copy You receive a copy of your evaluated answer book
Improvement exam A passed student rewrites a paper for a better score

Documents

  • Provisional marksheet: online or interim copy, valid until the original arrives.
  • Marksheet / Statement of marks: the record of marks.
  • Passing certificate: proof that you passed; some boards combine it with the marksheet.
  • Migration certificate: needed when you move to another board or university.
  • Transfer / Leaving certificate (TC / LC): issued by the school, not the board.

For the maths behind your percentage, read how to calculate percentage from board marks.

This is an independent information website and is not affiliated with any education board. Always confirm dates and rules from the official board notification.

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