GOA BOARD OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION

(A Corporate Statutory Body Constituted by an Act of the State Legislature)

ALTO BETIM GOA 403 521
Website:gbshse.gov.in email:Sec-gbshse.goa@nic.in Phone (0832) 2417593

GBSHSE/ACAD/SPORTS-POL/ 2013/ Date: 10/12/2013.

CIRCULAR NO. 34

To,
The Heads of all recognized
Secondary & Higher Secondary Schools
under the jurisdiction of this Board.

Sub: - Implementation of Sports Merit Marks Scheme as per the revised Goa
State Sports Policy from the academic year 2013-14 onwards.
Ref: - Notification No. DSYA/State Sports Policy/Goa 2009/P.F./3750 dated
26/11/2013.

Sir/Madam,

As you are aware, Goa State Sports Policy was under revision. The same has been revised as per
Notification No. DSYA/State Sports Policy/Goa 2009/P.F./3750 dated 26/11/2013. The Government
has approved the amendment enumerated below which will be made effective from the academic year
2013-14.
I) Allotment of Sports Merit Marks
REVISED CHART

Level of Competition Participation First Place Second Place Third Place
Taluka 2 7 5 3
District 3 10 7 5
State 5 15 10 7
Inter State Zonal 7 20 15 10
Inter State National 10 25 20 15
International 15 30 25 20

The above table is on the cumulative method basis.
However, all the 4 stages in the table viz, 1. Participation 2. Securing First place 3. Securing
Second place 4. Securing a Third place by any sportsperson (student) are independent of each
other.
The sportsperson will get benefit of only one stage marks at a time.
If a student participates at the Taluka Level and secures the First place he/she will get only 07
marks meant for the First place and will not get the 02 marks meant for participation. Thus,
sportsperson (student) who is just participating and not winning any medal will have the benefit of
cumulative system of securing marks meant for participation only.
A student who has won First place at every stage of Participation can secure as many as 107
Sports Merit marks meant for First place at 6 stages of participation from Taluka Level to
International Level.
The final marks allotted to a student shall be the sum total he/she has been awarded at every level.


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For Example
i. If a student wins at Taluka level, wins at District level and wins at State level he/she shall be
awarded 7+10+15 = 32 marks.
ii. If a student takes part directly at State level and wins without participating at lower levels,
he/she shall be entitled for only 15 marks.

A Student will not be able to claim multiple benefits at any given level. The highest
achievement at a given level shall be considered.

The Sports Merit Marks shall be added to the total marks secured by a student and
shown on the marks list. The total marks secured shall in no case exceed the total
maximum marks.

The requirement of minimum marks in the external component of theory/practicals shall
be 11% in case of students availing of Sports Merit Marks. Whereas it is 21% for other
students. This shall be applicable provided the student has that many sports merit marks

II. The marks shall be submitted as per format given below in both soft & hard copy.
Format

Sr
No
Enrolment
No.
Name Level-I Level-II Level-III Level- IV Level-V Level-VI Total
1.
2.

Enclosed:
Certified photocopies of participation/place on which Enrolment number and Level is
mentioned on each of the certificate..

Certified that total _____Students availed the Sports Merit Marks from our school which is as per office record.

Headmaster/ Principal

III. In case of classes IX and XI the benefit of Sports Merit Marks should be given after considering maximum
marks out of 100 in each subject.

All Heads of institutions are requested to furnish Sport Merit Marks by 27
th
February, 2014 positively. The
onus will rest wholly on the Head of Institution for delayed submission of Sport Merit Marks.

The content of this circular may be brought to the notice of all concerned and copy may be displayed in a
prominent place for information.

Sd/-
(Bhagirath G. Shetye)
Secretary
Copy to:
1. The Director of Education, Porvorim-Goa.
2. The Director of Sports and Youth affair Panjim Goa.
3. All Section Heads of this Office.
4. Office file.