CBSE Board Exam 2022 to be conducted in Two Parts as per new academic scheme, Check details here

CBSE Board Exams 2022: According to the latest updates shared by the Central Board of Secondary Education, the new scheme for the 2021-22 academic year has been issued for the students. According to the academic scheme, the academic year will be divided into two halves with 50 percent syllabi in each term. The board will also be conducting two board exams called Term I and Term II out of which the first term will be conducted in November. The board will be conducting the examinations at the end of each term based on the bifurcated syllabus.

CBSE New Scheme to conduct Board Exams 2022

As per the notification related, CBSE will set the question paper and send it to the schools along with the marking scheme. The exams will be conducted under the supervision of external centre superintendents and observers appointed by CBSE. Marks of both term-I and II will be contributed in the final overall score of students.

CBSE New Scheme for Board Exams 2022 - Check Here

The pattern of the Board Exam 2022

The term-I will be held in November-December while the term-II will be held in March-April. Also, the term-end exams will be held for 90-minutes. The pattern of the exams has also changed. The CBSE term-I exams will have MCQs including case-based MCQs and assertion-reasoning type MCQs, however, paper-II will have questions on different formats. In case the situation is not conducive in March 2022, the schools will hold a two-hour exam in term-II.

Syllabus of CBSE Board Exam 2022

As per the new criteria, the syllabus for the academic session 2021-22 will be divided into two terms. In each term, 50% of the syllabus will be covered. Subject experts and the CBSE board will conduct examinations at the end of each term on the basis of the bifurcated syllabus. The board has decided to rationalize its syllabus. The syllabus will follow a systematic approach by looking into the interconnectivity of concepts and topics.

Internal Assessment and Student's Profile

The focus will increase on internal assessment and these exams will be handy in case the COVID-19 situation does not approve in the next year. Regarding internal assessment, the board said, for classes 9 and 10, throughout the year irrespective of terms 1 and 2, will include the three periodic tests, student enrichment, portfolio and practical work/ speaking listening activities/ project. While for Classes 11 and 12, the internal assessment would include end of topic or unit tests/ exploratory activities/ practicals/ projects.

Schools will create a student profile for all assessments undertaken over the year. CBSE will facilitate schools to upload marks of internal assessment on the CBSE IT platform. Detailed guidelines for internal assessment for all subjects will also be released along with the rationalized term-wise divided syllabus for the session 2021-22.

Mode of Teaching

Schools will continue teaching in distance or online mode for the new sessions. The online classes will continue “till the authorities permit in-person mode of teaching in schools". As per an official statement, “This is done to increase the probability of having a Board conducted classes 10 and 12 examinations at the end of the academic session.”