CBSE Latest News 2021 for Class 12 and Class 10| Impact on NEET and JEE

When all are busy and curious about the JEE Mains 2021, NEET 2021, and C.B.S.E class 12^th board exams 2022 evaluation criteria, an important thing that was being ignored was, ‘What about 10^th and 12^th board exams of session 2021-22?’. The students were totally confused about how they will be evaluated for these crucial academic years. But, the latest news about C.B.S.E class 10^th and 12^th is that the board has issued the evaluation criteria for the students in the 10^th and 12^th of the academic year 2021-22 well in time.

On 5^th July 2021, C.B.S.E released a special assessment scheme for the current 10^th and 12^th class batches of the 2021-22 academic session. The new pattern signals toward two terms of board exam nation scheduled to be held in November-December 2021 and March- April  2022. Here is everything you need to know about the new scheme:

Board Exams Will Be Geld In Two Terms

The key announcement made by the Central Board is that the present 10^th and 12^th classes will be divided into two terms Term I and Term II. Both the terms will cover 50% syllabus each and will be concluded with a Term board exam. Here are some highlights of the announcement:

• Each term will cover 50% of the syllabus.
• A board exam based on the assigned 50% syllabus will be conducted after each term.
• The Term I board exams will be held in November-December 2021. The schedule is flexible and there is a window period of 4-8 weeks for exam conduction for all parts of the country.
• The Term II Board exams will be held in April-March 2022.
• The term I exams will be a 90 minutes MCQ-based exam on an OMR sheet. Questions will be case-based assertion-reasoning type.
• The exam will be online or offline based on the pandemic conditions at the time.
• Term II exam pattern depends on the pandemic situation. If the situation will be conducive by the time then a descriptive exam of two hours will be conducted with different formats of questions. If the situation will not be favorable for the descriptive exam then the Term I pattern will be followed in Term II as well.
• The final score of the academic year will be generated based on both the terms' scores.
• The question papers and marking scheme will be sent by the C.B.S.E.
• C.B.S.E appointed observers and external center superintendents will supervise the exams.

Curriculum Transaction

C.B.S.E will issue a reduced syllabus for the 10^th and 12^th for both terms in July 2021. The bifurcated syllabus will be rationalized and divided based on the interconnectivity of the topics. Schools are advised to use alternate academic calendars and NCERT inputs in transacting the curriculum.

Internal Assessment

The Central Board of Secondary Education also released guidelines on Internal Assessment of the students for the academic year 2021-22. The internal assessment pattern for class 9^th will be the same as for class 10^th and for class, 11^th will be the same as for class 12^th. Here are the key points of the announcement regarding the internal assessment:

• Internal assessment will be done on annual basis and not on a term basis. The board emphasized on keeping the assessment pattern pronounced, unbiased, and credible.
• For the 9^th and 10^th classes, it will be based on three periodic tests, practical, portfolio, student enrichment, activities, and projects.
• For the 11^th and 12^th classes, it will be based on unit tests, practicals, exploratory activities, and projects.
• Schools are supposed to maintain a student profile with all the assessment details throughout the year as a digital record and evidence.
• Internal Assessment marks will be uploaded on a C.B.S.E generated IT portal.
• Schools will be supplied with resources like sample assessments, teacher training modules, question banks, etc. by the C.B.S.E.
• More detailed guidelines on the internal assessment will be released along with the syllabus for the academic year.

Conclusion

This crucial decision for the assessment of 10^th and 12^th classes for the academic year 2021-22 is a wise step by the board as it will help avoid the chaos faced in the evaluation of 10^th and 12^th classes of academic session 2020-21. Margdarshan will keep you updated with C.B.S.E latest guidelines for class 10^th 2021 and 12^th 2021 along with all necessary information regarding JEE Mains 2021, NEET 2021, class 12^th evaluation criteria for session 2020-21. We will study the latest criteria for class 10^th and 12^th 2021-22 session and will shows with every piece of crucial information that you must know. Till then concentrate on your studies and ace every exam you sit in.