


The proposal is being considered as several members of the Board are of the opinion that this will prepare students for future competitive examinations like engineering and medical entrances more efficiently. It also reduced time to solve such questions from 75 minutes to 60 minutes from this year in order to avoid possible cheating. The Board had introduced 50% objective-type questions in all subjects from 2010. "There are several aspects that need to be discussed when opting for 100% objective-type question based papers for Class X board exam, for which a committee headed by the vice-chairman of the Board has been formed," said M M Pathan, officer on special duty, GSHSEB.Īs per the proposal, all subjects barring language papers will have only multiple-choice questions, and questions will have to be solved on optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets in order to facilitate evaluation. If the committee considers the new pattern feasible, it would be introduced from the March 2015 board examination, a top-level Board official said.

The Board has also formed a 15-member committee to decide on the feasibility of the proposal to introduce papers based only on multiple-choice questions. In another major decision, the CBSE has decided to do away with seven Academic Electives and 34 vocational subjects for Class XII because of low enrolment numbers.To save students from rote learning and ensure faster, error-free evaluation, the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) is considering to introducing 100% objective-type questions for most subjects in Class X board examination from 2015. Out of the total 100 marks, the board exam will be of 50 marks, and 50 marks are allocated to internal assessment/practical examination.Ī candidate will have to score 33 per cent marks in both board exam and practical exam to pass the subject. Students will have 13 options to choose from for the sixth subject - Dynamics of Retailing, Information Technology, Security, Automobile Technology, Introduction to Financial Market, Introduction to Tourism, Beauty and Wellness, Basic Agriculture, Food Production, Front Office Operations, Banking and Insurance, Marketing and Sales, and Health Care Services.Īccording to the circular, the maximum marks will be 100. However, if a candidate desires to reappear for the failed subject they can appear in the compartment examination,” it added. “The board exam result will be computed accordingly. “If a candidate fails to pass in any one of the three elective subjects - science, social science, mathematics, then it will be replaced by the vocational subject (offered as sixth additional subject),” a CBSE circular said. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has remodelled its assessment scheme for Class X Board examination for schools offering vocational subject as compulsory subject under the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF). However, from the 2017-18 academic year, it will be compulsory to study a vocational subject. Students also have a choice of studying a vocational subject as an “additional” course.

Students appearing for Class X board exams from next year will have to study six subjects instead of five with the CBSE remodelling its assessment scheme.Ĭlass X students have to now study five subjects - two languages, social science, mathematics and science.
