CBSE to conduct board examination in new pattern from Nov 16

NEW DELHI: Though the Delhi government has announced that schools here will remain shut for a week, starting Monday, in wake of the deteriorating air quality in the national, the CBSE has clarified that the Term 1 exams for classes 10 and 12 will be held as per the schedule.

Notably, the CBSE Term 1 exam for class 12 and 12 students would commence from November 16 and 17 respectively. In the wake of the pandemic, the CBSE has divided the academic session for classes 10 and 12 students into 2 parts with a 50 per cent syllabus in each term.

After an emergency meeting yesterday, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced various emergency measures, including the closure of schools for a week, ban on construction activities and work from home for government employees, to deal with the pollution crisis faced by the city.

Earlier this month, a large number of schools and colleges in the national capital reopened with 50 per cent capacity after remaining closed for 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools in the city had re-opened for Classes 9 to 12 on September 1 after a prolonged closure.

All you need to know about CBSE term -1 exams:

* Students will be asked only objective-type questions in Term 1 exams.

* The major exams for the Class 10 CBSE term 1 will be held from November 30.

* The major exams for Class 12 CBSE term 1 will commence from December 1.

* The duration of the exam will be 90 minutes.

* The term 1 exam would cover 50 per cent of the rationalised CBSE syllabus.

* The examination will start from 11:30 AM instead of 10:30 AM keeping in view of the winter season.

* Reading time will be 20 minutes instead of 15 for all categories of candidates

'Conduct Exams in Online Mode'

Meanwhile, days ahead of exams, a group of six students moved Supreme Court seeking an option of taking the upcoming board exams 2022 in online mode. A writ petition in this regard was filed by Advocate Sumanth Nookala. In the petition, students had said there should be an option of appearing for exams in online mode since there has been a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases again in the country.