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A candidate who rewrites the examination in the same Unit within two years may reuse the
moderated SBA score earned in the previous sitting within the preceding two years. Candidates
reusing SBA scores in this way must register as ‘Resit candidates’ and must provide the previous
candidate number.

Resit candidates may be entered through schools, recognised educational institutions, or the Local
Registrar’s Office.

 ASSESSMENT GRID

The Assessment Grid for the TWO Units showing marks assigned to Papers and Modules and
percentage contributions of each paper to the total scores.

Papers Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Total Percentage (%)

External Assessment
Paper 01 15 15 15 45 20
1 hr 30 minutes

Paper 02
2 hours 45 minutes 30 (15) 30 (15) 30 (15) 90 (45) 20
6 mini cases, 2 per module

Internal Assessment
Paper 031
Unit 1 SBA - Interview Report
Unit 2 - Market Research and Business
Model 20 (45) 20 (45) 20 (45) 60 (135) 60
Paper 032
2 hours
1 case covering all three Modules of the
respective Unit
Percentage
Total 75 75 75 225
(100)

For the internal assessment, the total mark earned by the candidate for the entire project must be
divided equally among the three modules. Any remainder should be added to any module according
to the candidate’s strength based on the teacher’s judgement BUT SHOULD NOT EXCEED 20 MARKS.

WEIGHTED SCORES IN BRACKETS

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