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CBSE to restore single board exam pattern for Classes X, XII from next academic year
Chandigarh, April 15
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to reinstate the pre-pandemic single annual exam format for Classes X and XII from the next academic year, according to a report in The Indian Express.
The CBSE had earlier introduced a bifurcated format with two terms for Classes X and XII board, in which Term-I board exams were held in November-December last year, while the Term-II exams are scheduled to commence from April 26.
The format was adopted after the board exams for the 2020-21 academic year had to be cancelled due to the second wave of the Covid pandemic. Evaluation was based on students' scores in previous exams, practical exams and internal assessments.
According to a report in The Indian Express, "The board decided to restore the single-exam pattern after receiving representations from schools. 'The CBSE never announced that the two-term exam format would be continued henceforth. It was a one-time formula. Now that schools are functioning in full capacity, the decision, for now, is to stick to the one-time exam format, said an official of Ministry of Education.'"