The CBSE Board Exams will be separated into two sessions in 2022. Apart from that, efforts will be undertaken to improve the credibility and validity of internal evaluations and initiatives.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will administer the 2022 board examinations in a new two-term format. Each term will cover half of the course material. Term I will take place in November-December, while term II will take place in March-April. The exam’s format has also been altered.
The term I examinations will consist of 90 minutes of multiple choice questions, comprising case-based MCQs and assertion-reasoning type MCQs. In term II, you will be asked questions in a variety of styles, including case-based, situation-based, open-ended, and short and long response questions. This paper will take two hours to complete. If the Covid-19 pandemic situation does not improve, the March examinations will be MCQ-based papers with a 90-minute time limit.
According to the board, the test format has been modified to be more “student-centric, transparent, technology-driven, and advance offering of options for many future scenarios.”
Exams will be administered under the supervision of CBSE-appointed external centre superintendents and observers. Students’ replies will be recorded on OMR sheets, which will be scanned and instantly submitted to the CBSE portal, or they may be assessed and the students’ grades will be published by the school the same day.
More credit to internal assessments
Apart from splitting the syllabus, efforts will be made to improve the credibility and validity of internal evaluations and projects. They will have three periodic examinations, a student enrichment portfolio, practical work, and speaking and listening exercises in classes 9 and 10. Unit exams will be given at the end of each topic, as well as exploratory exercises, practicals, and projects for classes 11 and 12. If the COVID-19 scenario does not improve in the coming year, these tests will come in useful.
In an official notification, CBSE stated that it will give more resources like as example assessments, question banks, teacher training, and so on for more accurate and valid internal evaluations.
For all evaluations completed during the year, schools will construct a student profile and preserve it in a digital version. Internals will commence with the start of the new academic term, and data gathering will be based on student performance in class.
Rationalised syllabus
The board examination syllabus for 2021-22 will be rationalised in the same way as it was for the previous academic session. Schools have been told to utilise an alternate academic calendar and NCERT inputs for carrying out the curriculum.
Final result
The final results would be calculated based on the internal assessment, practical, project work, and theoretical marks of both term examinations taken by the candidate from home, subject to moderation or other procedures to guarantee the validity and reliability of the assessment, CBSE announced.
The CBSE has already issued an official notification instructing schools to create a list of candidates (LOC) for next year’s class 10 and 12 board examinations so that student submission and registration may be completed accurately and on time. The LOC submission as well as the registration site will be available soon from the CBSE.