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  • What’s new for 2024 CBSE board exams: Competency-based questions introduced and more, check details

    What’s new for 2024 CBSE board exams: Competency-based questions introduced and more, check details



    The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has recently announced a significant change in its assessment practices for the upcoming academic session 2023-24. The board has made changes in the composition of question papers for year-end examinations, reducing the weightage given to traditional short and long-answer type questions and introducing more competency-based questions.
    These changes are in line with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and are likely to be implemented for the academic session 2023-24 only.
    According to the revised composition of question papers for the year-end examinations for classes IX-X, the competency-focused questions will now comprise 50% of the paper, select response type questions (MCQs) will have a weightage of 20%, and the remaining 30% will comprise constructed response questions (short and long answer type questions). Similarly, for classes XI-XII, competency-focused questions will have a weightage of 40%, select response type questions (MCQs) will be 20%, and the remaining 40% will comprise constructed response questions (short and long answer type questions).
    The competency-focused questions will be in the form of MCQs, case-based questions, source-based integrated questions, or any other type, and will test students’ practical understanding of the subject matter. This change in the assessment practices will encourage students to focus more on developing practical skills and competencies rather than just rote learning.
    Read official circular here
    Particulars Academic Session 2022-23 Academic Session 2023-24
    Classes IX-X
    Composition of question paper year-end examination/Board Examination (Theory)
    • Competency Based Questions are 40% in the form of Multiple-Choice Questions, Case-Based Questions, Source Based Integrated Questions or any other type.
    • Objective Questions are 20%
    • The remaining 40% of Questions are Short Answer/ Long Answer Questions
    • Competency Focused Questions in the form of MCQs/Case Based Questions, Source-based Integrated Questions or any other type = 50%
    • Select response type questions(MCQ) = 20%
    • Constructed response questions (Short Answer/Long Answer type Questions, as per existing pattern) = 30%
    Classes XI-XII
    Composition of question paper year-end examination/Board Examination (Theory)
    • Competency Based Questions are 30% in the form of Multiple-Choice Questions, Case-Based Questions, Source Based Integrated Questions or any other type.
    • Objective Questions are 20%
    • The remaining 50% of Questions are Short Answer/Long Answer Questions
    • Competency Focused Questions in the form of MCQs/Case Based Questions, Source-based Integrated Questions or any other type = 40%
    • Select response type questions(MCQ) = 20%
    • Constructed response questions (Short Answer Questions/Long Answer type Questions, as per existing pattern) = 40%

    The NEP 2020 recommends a shift towards competency-based education, and CBSE’s revised assessment practices align with this shift. The new assessment practices will help students to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills, which are essential in today’s fast-paced and rapidly changing world. These skills are necessary for students to be successful in higher education and the workforce.
    The CBSE has also released the curriculum document for the academic session 2023-24 and sample question papers for individual subjects, which can be accessed on the board’s official website for reference. Additionally, learning frameworks for various subjects for classes IX-XII are also available on the CBSE academic website.



  • CBSE Board Exam 2024: More MCQs to be asked, weightage reduced for short & long answer questions

    CBSE Board Exam 2024: More MCQs to be asked, weightage reduced for short & long answer questions



    NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday revised its assessment scheme for Class 10th and 12th board examinations to be held next year, 2024, by introducing more Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and reducing the weightage for short and long answer-type questions, according to officials.
    The decision has been taken aiming the progressively aligning assessment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 recommendations, they said.
    However, the change might be limited to the academic session 2023-24 only as the CBSE exams are expected to be reformed in 2024 with the introduction of the new National Curriculum Framework (NCF).
    “The National Education Policy, 2020, has affirmed the need to move from rote learning to learning more focused on developing the creative and critical thinking capacities of students to meet the challenges of the 21st century proactively. The board is initiating changes in the examination and assessment practices for the academic session 2023-24 to align assessment to Competency Focused Education,” said the Director of CBSE (Academics) Joseph Emanuel.
    “Therefore, in the forthcoming session a greater number of Competency Based Questions or questions that assess the application of concepts in real-life situations will be part of the question paper,” he said further.
    In Class 10th, 50% of questions out of the total will be competency focused in the form of multiple choice questions, source-based integrated questions, case-based questions, or any other type. Such questions had a weightage of 40% in the last academic session.
    The objective-type questions will now be MCQs with a weightage of 20%. The short-answer and long-answer-type questions’ weightage has been reduced to 30% from 40% last year.
    Whereas, in Class 12th, 40% of the questions will be competency-based in the form of MCQs, source-based integrated questions, case-cased questions, or any other type.
    For such questions, the weightage in the last academic session was 30%.
    The objective-type questions will be MCQs with a weightage of 20% and for short-answer and long-answer-type questions, the weightage will be 40% as compared to 50% last year.