CBSE Class 10, 12 exam pattern to undergo changes from 2019-20 session: HRD Minister

The introduction is aimed at discouraging rote learning and developing critical thinking and reasoning abilities of the students.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is going to introduce changes in the examination pattern of Classes 10 ^th and 12 ^th from 2019-20 session, said Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Monday. This introduction is aimed at discouraging rote learning and developing critical thinking and reasoning abilities of the students.

Some of the changes being introduced are- More internal choices, reduction in the number of questions, an increase in the number of objective type questions and reduction in subjective questions and introduction of internal assessment in all subjects. The internal choices will be implemented on 33% of the questions. One-mark objective type questions will be around 25% of the questions in all the subjects. Internal assessment will count for 20% marks in the subjects that don’t have any practical assessment, said Nishank while replying to a question on the topic raised by MPs Chirag Paswan and Keshari Dev Patel.

The changes are being planned for 2019-20 session for classes 10th and 12th.

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