Updated: November 24, 2020 1:49:14 pm
CBSE aims to make board exams more concept-oriented (Express photo by Jaipal Singh / Representational)
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will introduce application-based questions into the 12th class board exams starting in 2021. “There will be more questions based on case studies where students will be given a paragraph and they will have to answer questions after reading the paragraph. This will test students on their reading, comprehension, interpretation and response writing skills and steer clear of rotten learning, ”said Joseph Emmanuel, CBSE Academic Director.
These questions were previously limited to markers of one, but can now also be translated into short or long questions. The CBSE has already published sample articles based on the new format. Emmanuel said: “This is a small step towards the vision of NEP. The real change will come when teachers begin to teach based on skills-oriented education and not on grade- or test-oriented studies. ”
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This is part of the board’s goal to make board exams “competency-based.” These questions will test students on their ability to understand and apply concepts in real life. As the shift from “rotten learning” to “lifelong learning” is made, the interests of students will be taken into account, Emmanuel said.
“Our goal is for students to know how to apply the concepts learned in class and study with the aim of learning and not writing the exam. The National Education Policy (NEP) says there will be different ways to select students for admission to college, if that happens the board exams will be low participation and will be an application basis . This is a small step in this direction, ”he said.
The CBSE had previously cut the curriculum by 30 percent for upcoming board exams when the coronavirus-induced lockdown went into effect in late March. Schools in certain states have begun to reopen with little attendance.
Once the schools fully reopen, the focus will turn to the students appearing on the board exam. “Once the schools reopen, we will focus on students in classes 10 and 12 with attention to practices, as classes on campus for this lot could not be held,” said Sangeeta Hajela, Principal of DPS Indirapuram, Ghaziabad.
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Bishwajit Banerjee, director of VidyaGyan, Bulandhshar, a school with students from the economically weaker sections of society, says the school will offer multiple intensive classes so that students get enough practice. “We are using low or no technology facilities to reach our students. Once schools resume, we will make sure to have special classes for the board exam students to make sure they don’t miss out on practice and get enough feedback and writing practice before they sit for final exams, ”he said, and He added that with students coming from diverse backgrounds, not everyone will be at the same level of readiness and if the assessment is not lenient, the number of scores of 90+ may see a decline.
Several state boards have decided to postpone their exams, but CBSE has yet to announce the exam schedule.
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