The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will beconducting the board examinations in a new pattern in which over 20 lakhstudents are set to appear.
Examination for the first term of Class 12 will beginfrom November 16, while for Class 10 it will start on November 17.
For assessing the students across the country, theexamination will be held in two terms.
Second term of the examination is expected to be held inMarch-April next year.
According to the CBSE, this time, the students will begiven 20 minute-reading time instead of 15 minutes.
The first term will have Multiple Choice Questions andthe duration for solving it is 90 minutes.
Every question will have four options, of which thestudent has to encircle the correct one.
As every answer sheet will be scanned, no question can beleft unanswered. Even if the students do not want to answer, then too, theywill have to encircle an option provided for it.
Renowned educationist P.S. Kandpal said many examinationshave been conducted on similar pattern.
Class 10 student Dipti Sharma said: "It is nice thatthe examination is being held in two terms due to which the syllabus has alsobeen divided, thus reducing stress.
There is also curiosity about the new examinationpattern, she said.
Twelfth standard student Umang Agarwal said, "Thereare many dilemmas as it is a new pattern of examination.
Another student Sanchita Dikshit said: "All havebeen told about the examination pattern, including the right way to answer aquestion.
"Am just waiting to appear in the examination withthe new pattern," he said.
According to the CBSE, for Class 10 students, internalassessment marks have been divided into two parts -- ten-ten each. Similarlyfor Class 12, it has been divided into 15-15 marks.
This time, the students have been given an option toappear in the examination centre of their choice as due to Covid-19, many ofthem were displaced.
Many students are still at their native places whiletheir schools are at other locations.
Covid-appropriate behaviour will be followed at allexamination centres. Only 350 students will be allowed at an examination centreand a distance of six feet will be maintained among them.
Every child and invigilator will have to wear mask as perCovid-19 guidelines.
As per date sheet released by the Board, examination forminor subjects will be held from November 16-17 while for major subjects fromDecember 1.
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For Class 12 students, the first examination will be ofSociology while last would be Home Science.
The examination, which will start at 11.30 a.m., will endat 1.00 p.m.
Major examinations for Class 10 will begin from November30 and end on December 11.
Date sheet for Class 12
December 3 -- English
December 6 -- Maths
December 7 -- Physical Education
December 8 -- Business Study
December 9 -- Geography
December 10 -- Physics
December 11 -- Psychology
December 13 -- Accountancy
December 14 -- Chemistry
December 15 -- Economics
December 16 -- Hindi
December 17 -- Political Science
December 18 -- Biology
December 20 -- History
December 21 -- Computer Science
December 22 -- Home Science
Date sheet for major subjects for Class 10
November 20 -- Social Science
December 2 -- Science
December 3 -- Home Science
December 4 -- Maths
December 8 -- Computer Application
December 9 -- Hindi
December 11 --English