CBSE Open Book Exam 2024 for Class 9 to 12; Pilot test for 6 subjects

As a first step, the open book tests will be prepared for subjects including English, science, and mathematics for Classes 9 to 10 and English, mathematics, and biology for Classes 11, 12.

CBSE Open Book Exam for Class 9 to 12

CBSE Open Book Exam 2024 for Class 9 to 12: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to conduct open book exams 2024 for Classes 9 to 12 students. As a pilot project, the initial CBSE open book exams will be conducted for six subjects. To check the effectiveness, a pilot test will be conducted in schools in November this year to check the effectiveness of the open book assessment. The decision was taken by the board members in a governing body meeting held in December last year.

CBSE Open Board Exam for Six main subjects

As a first step, the CBSE open book tests 2024 will be prepared for subjects including English, science, and mathematics for Classes 9 to 10 and English, mathematics, and biology for Classes 11, 12.

National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE) 2023 has given recommendation for conducting open book tests for higher secondary classes. The pilot test will be held to examine the time taken by students, and whether the type of assessment will be suitable for formative or summative assessments. The perceptions of students, parents, teachers, and others concerned regarding the conduct of an open book exam for school students will also be evaluated.

What is CBSE Open Book Exam 2024?

In an open book exam, students will be allowed to answer questions with the help of textbooks and approved materials. Delhi University (DU), Banaras Hindu University (BHU) are some of the educational institutions which conduct OBE assessment for semester exams. CBSE will consult with DU regarding the challenges of open book exams, it was told in the meeting.

The outcomes of the CBSE Open Book Exam 2024 will decide if it can be used for assessment of students for the secondary stage.

CBSE will complete the process of designing, developing and reviewing the open book tests for the mentioned subjects in June this year, as per the meeting. And the pilot run of the prepared materials will be held in schools in the months of November-December 2024.

CBSE assessment strategy, OBE content

During the meeting, the director of academic assessments said that the board plans to develop content for OBE which focuses on higher-order thinking skills, application, analysis, critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving.

Professor Radhey Shyam gave a proposal of having teachers take the open book exams first while Professor Jyoti Sharma suggested referring to Advanced Placement (AP) exams held in the United States for preparing the tests.

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