Reference files and toolkits to help institutions implement the ADS standard — starting with academic data for university admissions teams.
Toolkit · For Universities
Reference files for admissions teams to standardise how academic scores are collected and interpreted across India's major school boards. Each file defines subject names, maximum marks, and grading structures as specified by the board — so institutions receive consistent, comparable data regardless of where an applicant studied.
This toolkit is actively being built out. Files that are ready for use are published below as they are completed. Additional boards and reference documents will be added over time.
All four boards in one file
CBSE · CISCE · Cambridge · IB — folder: Boards_SubjectNames_MaxScores
Central Board of Secondary Education
Subject names and maximum marks for Class X and XII, covering all major academic streams. Includes stream identifiers and official subject codes where applicable.
Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
Subject names and maximum marks for ICSE (Class X) and ISC (Class XII), including optional and elective subjects with their correct full-form names.
Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE)
Subject names and maximum marks for IGCSE (O Level equivalent) and A Level, covering subjects most commonly offered at Cambridge schools in India.
International Baccalaureate — MYP & DP
Subject names, groups, and maximum marks for the IB Diploma Programme (DP), with Higher Level / Standard Level distinctions and the IB 1–7 grading scale reference.
These files are intended for use in designing application forms and intake workflows — specifically to standardise the subject names and maximum marks that applicants input. Data in each file reflects official board documentation and is updated as boards revise their syllabi. If you spot an error or gap, please open an issue on GitHub. The full reference repository is at learnram/ads-academic-standard.