CBSE Board Exam 2021 to be held in written format, confirms CBSE Officials - Get Details Here

CBSE Board Exam 2021: Amid rising concerns and speculations around the CBSE Board Exam 2021 for Class 10 and 12 students, a senior official from the board in an interview to a media house has confirmed that the Board exams will take place in written format, in the same way they were held previously. Dr Joseph Emmanuel, Director (Academics) of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in an interview given to a leading media portal shared several important details and insights to calm the nerves of students, parents and even teachers, who are now preparing to face the upcoming examination season.  Check out the important highlights from the interview below:

On CBSE Exams

The biggest question on the minds of students and their parents has been about holding of CBSE Exams 2021 amid the on-going pandemic. Clarifying doubts and rubbishing rumours about possibility of holding exams online; Dr Joseph Emmanuel, Director (Academics), CBSE said that all examinations of CBSE Board will be held in written format only. He said holding online exams is not possible as it wouldn’t be fair to many students who do not have enough facilities to appear for them. Moreover, he also added to ensure complete safety and well-being of the students, all COVID-19 precautionary protocols will be followed by the board for holding of the exams.

On Exam Schedule

Answering query on the exam schedule, Mr Emmanuel said that although several state governments and state boards have decided to postpone the holding of the annual and board exams; so far, the CBSE Board has not taken any confirmed decision on this. However, the board is consulting all the necessary stakeholders and will soon finalize a schedule and make it available to the students.

Changes in Exam Format / Composition

In terms of exam format, Mr Emmanuel said that the Board plans to make gradual changes to composition of the exam papers, wherein the number of application based questions will be increased over a period of time. Last year, CBSE introduced 10% application based questions in the Class 10 Board Exams, which will be increased to 20% this year. On similar lines, from this year onwards, application based questions will also be introduced with 10% weightage for Class 12 Board Exams.

On Online Classes

Speaking to the media agency, CBSE Director of Academics Mr Emmanuel said that currently, around 90% of the CBSE schools across the country are fully connected with internet and therefore are able to conduct online classes for the students. He also added that of the total number of enrolled students, around 30% of the students are unable to participate in the online classes as of now. To address this challenge, the CBSE board has directed schools to pay individual attention to such students and provide them short and simple notes to ensure academic continuity. Moreover, students and teachers have also been instructed to connect over phone to resolve any doubts. Another important step in ensuring that students are able to continue their studies is through Peer Learning, wherein students in senior classes coach juniors, is also being implemented.