CBSE: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released a notification for all CBSE Schools. The board has asked schools to make certain changes in the composition of assessment tests (internal & year-end exams). This means students of CBSE 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th will observe some changes in the exam pattern. The board's move is as per the National Education Policy 2020 and a step towards competency-based learning and focused on developing the creative & critical thinking capacities of students to meet the challenges of the 21st century proactively. According to the notification, the overall marks & duration of examination shall remain the same, change in the composition of assessment tasks would help us achieve the desired ends.
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Here are the changes mentioned in the official notification of the board for internal and year-end or board examinations:
New Exam Pattern for CBSE Class 9 & CBSE Class 10 | ||
Year-end Examination/Board Examination (Theory) | (2020-21) Existing | (2021-22) Modified |
Composition |
· Objective type Questions including Multiple Choice Question-20%
· Case-based/Source- based Integrated Questions - 20%
· Short Answer/ Long Answer Questions- Remaining 60% | · Competency Based Questions would be minimum 30% These can be in the form of Multiple- Choice Questions, Case-Based Questions, Source Based Integrated Questions or any other types · Objective Questions will be 20 % · Remaining 50% Short Answer/ Long Answer Questions - (as per existing pattern) |
New Exam Pattern for CBSE Class 11 & CBSE Class 12 | ||
Year-end Examination/ Board Examination (Theory) | (2020-21) Existing | (2021-22) Modified |
Composition | · Objective type Questions including Multiple Choice Question-20% ·Case-based/Source- based Integrated Questions-10%
· Short Answer/ Long Answer Questions- Remaining 70% |
· Competency Based Questions will be 20% These can be in the form of Multiple- Choice Questions, Case- Based Questions, Source Based Integrated Questions or any other types
· Objective Questions will be 20 %
· Remaining 60% Short Answer/ Long Answer Questions- (as per existing pattern) |
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