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CBSE Changes Evaluation Criteria for Classes 9-12 Exams; Updates Inside

The CBSE has updated the evaluation criteria for year-end and board exams for classes 9-12, increasing the percentage of competency-based questions to align with the National Education Policy 2020.

Eashani Chettri
Curriculum and sample exams for the new pattern are available on the CBSE website
Curriculum and sample exams for the new pattern are available on the CBSE website

The board has released updated evaluation criteria that place a focus on competency-based education in order to align the curriculum with National Education Policy 2020. As a result, there will be more competency-based questions or questions that evaluate the application of concepts in real-life situations on the question paper.

CBSE updates year-end and board exam evaluation criteria for classes 9-12 to focus on competency-based education and align with National Education Policy 2020. The percentage of competency-based questions in the exams has increased, with 50% of the exam paper's questions in the year-end exam or the final exams for Class 9 and Class 10th board exams being competency-based questions in the academic year 2023-2024.

The year-end or board examination evaluation and assessment criteria for classes nine through twelve were updated by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

The percentage of competency-based questions in the class 9 final exam and the class 10 board exam in the academic session 2022–23 was 40%, while it was 30% in class 11 final exam and the class 12 board exam. This percentage has since grown for all classes.

For the academic year 2023–2024, the year-end and board examinations for classes 9 to 12 will alter in accordance with the most recent CBSE circular. According to the most recent exam pattern, 50% of the exam paper's questions in the year-end exam or the final exams for Class 9 and Class 10th board exams will be competency-based questions, which will include MCQs, case-based questions, source-based integrated questions, or any other sort.

A total of 20% of the questions in the class 10 board exam or the class 9 final exam will be objective-type questions, with the remaining 30% being short answer/long response questions. For the academic year 2023–2024, the papers for the class 11 year-end exam and the 12th board exam will consist of 40% competency-based questions, 20% objective questions, and 40% short answer/long answer type questions.

Students should be aware that the curriculum and sample exams for the academic year 2023–2024 have already been posted on the official CBSE website, cbseacademic.nic.in, for a variety of courses. For information on the layout of each subject's question paper, students can consult the website.

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