Notice & Report Writing Formats — CBSE & ICSE Guide 2026

Notice Writing Format

• Heading: NOTICE in capital letters or bold; Issuing authority/school name
• Date; Subject/heading of notice; Body: who, what, when, where, why in 3–5 sentences
• Signature with designation: 'Secretary, Student Council' or 'Head Girl'; word limit: 50 words

Characteristics of a Good Notice

• Concise: never exceed word limit; every word counts in notices
• Clear: no ambiguity about time, place, who should attend, what to bring
• Formal: no personal opinions; purely informational; avoid first person ('We request...' is acceptable; 'I think...' is not)

Sample Notice Topics for Board Exams

• CBSE favourite: Notice for Annual Sports Day; Lost and Found; Meeting of Student Council
• ICSE: Notice for school trip; Notice for Science Exhibition; Lost notebook notice
• Practice writing notices about: Inter-school competition, collection of old textbooks, holiday declaration

Report Writing Format

• Heading: Report on [Topic]; Name of reporter (For: [Organisation/Newspaper]); Date
• Opening: 'A report on [event] was compiled by [name] on [date]'
• Body: chronological; 'What happened → Who was involved → What was the outcome → What next'
• Conclusion: brief summary of outcomes; recommendations if asked

Types of Reports

• Event report: describes what happened at an event (Annual Day, Science Fair, Sports Meet)
• Newspaper report: journalistic style; inverted pyramid (most important first); headline compulsory
• Survey/investigative report: findings of investigation; sections, data, analysis, conclusion

CBSE Marks Allocation

• Notice: 5 marks in Class 10; 3 marks format, 2 marks content
• Report: 5 marks; marks deducted for missing format elements (date, signature, heading)
• Common error: no date on notice; writing it in paragraph form instead of note form

Practice Strategy

• Write 1 notice and 1 report per week from October; review with teacher or self-check against model answers
• Collect CBSE sample papers for previous years: notices and reports follow very predictable topic patterns
• Read school notice boards: observe real-world notice format and content