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Updated on 03rd July, 2023 , 4 min read
CBSE has announced Special Assessment Scheme for Board Exams on 5th July 2021. According to these criteria, CBSE will conduct a two-term paper, one in Nov/Dec 2021 and the second one in March/April 2022. Additionally, each term will cover 50% of the syllabus.
As CBSE Board Exam are round the corner, mentioned below are the details of the CBSE Assessment scheme:
Let us first have a look into new CBSE Class 12 Exam Pattern shared by CBSE.
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CBSE 12th Class Exam Pattern Quick Highlights |
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Name of Exam |
CBSE Higher Secondary Examination |
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Conducting Body |
Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) |
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Mode of Exam |
Offline |
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Frequency of Exam |
Twice in a year |
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Type of Question |
MCQs and Application Based Questions |
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Total No. of Subject |
5 or 6 (As elected) |
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Maximum Marks |
100 (Theory and Practical) |
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Total Time |
Term 1 Exams – 2 hrs Term 2 Exams – 3 hrs |
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Marking Scheme |
33% each for sectional and overall aggregate |
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Medium of Exam |
English and Hindi |
CBSE Class 12th Exam will be conducted in 2 terms; both the term has different duration and type of questions are also different in both the term paper.
Given below is difference in Term 1 Paper and Term 2 Paper.
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CBSE Term 1 Paper |
CBSE Term 2 Paper |
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Exam Date |
November – December 2021 |
March – April 2021 |
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Type of Question |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) |
Case-based/ situation based, open ended- short answer/ long answer type questions |
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Duration |
90 minutes |
3 hrs |
In Term 1 Paper students will be given OMR Sheet and they will have to mark the answers in the same Sheet. Marks of Term 1 Paper will be added in overall marks of the student. Out of 50 question students are required to answer only 45 questions. Students should properly darken the circles in OMR sheet so that it is considered as answer.
However, if situation doesn't allow CBSE Board to conduct normal descriptive exams, then board may conduct MCQ based exam of 90 min.
The below marking scheme is very important for the student who will be appearing for board exams;
CBSE Board for the session 2020-21 has reduced the syllabus by 30% and made some changes in exam pattern. There will be less no of application-based question and no. of MCQ also increases. Some of the main changes in exam pattern of CBSE 12th Exam pattern:
1. MCQ in English language and Literature –
2. Assertion and Reason Based question in Biology-
3.Case Study Based Question in Physics –
4. Case Study Based Questions in Mathematics –
5. Assertion and Reason Based, MCQs in Economics –
CBSE 12th Board Old Pattern Vs New Pattern
There has been a lot of changes in the exam pattern of class 12th exam pattern. The number of objective type questions have increased whereas the application-based questions are less in new exam pattern.
Mentioned below is the difference in old exam pattern and new exam pattern of Class 12th Exam:
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Old Exam Pattern |
New Exam Pattern |
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Objective Type Questions |
10-15 |
20 |
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Application Based Questions |
Around 50% |
20-30% |
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Very Short Questions Answer |
5-7 |
Around 10 |
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Assertions and Reason Based Questions |
Less |
More |
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Case Study Based Questions |
Less |
More |
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