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CBSE Class XII Revised Syllabus 2021–2022
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has a detrimental effect on the lives of students worldwide. The rapid spread of coronavirus in March 2021–May 2021 led to the cancellation of board exams by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). With this health emergency in place, the CBSE has brought about significant changes in the Class X and Class XII board exams patterns and syllabus. The education board has laid down a comprehensive plan for the students in case the situation remains unchanged.
Details of Curriculum Transaction for Class XI–XII
- Internal Assessment would include end of topic or unit tests/practicals/exploratory activities/projects. These assessments would be carried out throughout the year, irrespective of the Term.
- Schools will be required to create a student profile for all types of assessments conducted throughout the academic year 2021–2022. Schools must maintain the digital records of every internal test.
- CBSE will then ask the schools to upload the internal assessment marks on the CBSE IT platform.
Class XII Term I Examination:
- At the end of term I, the board will conduct the Term I exam between November–December 2021, within a window period of 4–8 weeks for CBSE-affiliated schools across India and abroad.
- Question Pattern:
- Types of questions: Multiple choice questions (MCQs)
- The nature of MCQs will be of reasoning and assertion time
- Time duration: 90 minutes
- Marks of the first term exam will be the overall score of students.
Class XII Term II Examination:
- Term II exam will be organized at the end of the second term during March–April 2022 in various schedules.
- Time duration: 120 minutes/2 hours
- Question Pattern:
- Questions will be of different format— situation-based, case-based, open ended-long answer/short answer type.
- In case COVID-19 situation worsens and does not allow normal descriptive examination, a 90 minute MCQ-based exam will be organized at the end of the second term.
