No Syllabus Reduction and 2025 Open Book Exams

<red>Dec 9th, 2024<red>

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CBSE 2025 Board Exams: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), one of the primary educational authorities, regularly modifies its learning system to facilitate student advancement while lowering academic pressure. In response to the pandemic's effects, CBSE decreased the syllabus for numerous core and elective subjects for Classes 10 and 12 by 30%. This version sought to promote substantive and intellectual learning instead of just rote repetition.

Cbse Denies Syllabus Reduction And Open-book Exams for the 2025 Board Exams.

Recent news circulating online claimed that CBSE would reduce the syllabus for Classes 10 and 12 by 15% and introduce open-book exams for the 2025 board exams. However, CBSE has officially denied these reports.

In a notice published on its official website, cbse.gov.in, CBSE clarified:

"We have not made any changes to the examination or internal assessment systems, nor have we issued any official communication regarding such claims." The Board denies the reports and advises the public to rely only on official updates.”

Link to Notice

CBSE reiterated that any changes to its policies would be announced exclusively through its official website or circulars. The public is urged to disregard misleading information and verify updates directly on the CBSE website.

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<red>June 14th, 2024<red>

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CBSE Open Book Examinations 2024 for IXth and XIth  Only

Since February, CBSE has conducted the Open Book Test from Class 9 to 12 was the talk amongst the students. It wasn’t clear if it was the replacement for the Class 10 and 12 board exams. 

CBSE Board Secretary, Himanshu Gupta has clarified that the Open Book Test will be conducted for IXth and XIth classes. The pilot run will begin in some selected affiliated schools to implement it in the 2025-26 session. 

For Class 10 and 12, the board has increased the percentage of competency-based questions to 25% and emphasis on improving critical-thinking skills. 

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<red> February 23rd, 2024 <red>

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CBSE Open Book Examinations 2024 Scheduled in November-December for Class 9 to 12 

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Last year on August 23rd, 2023, the new education curriculum was launched by the union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan. To align with the new curriculum guidelines, the Central Board of Secondary Education is considering organizing open book examinations for Class 9 to 12 students. 

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The open book examinations will be scheduled in selected CBSE schools to analyze and discover the feasibility of the examinations. The exams will be held for Class 9-10 English, Science, and Math, and for Class 11-12, English, Biology, and Maths. CBSE plans to schedule it in November-December to get feedback from the participants and analyze the maximum time taken by students for the test. 

In 2014, CBSE experimented with the Open Book Test Exam (OBTA) to help students gain skills and relieve stress but due to negative feedback, the exams were discontinued. The committee will seek guidance from DU to conduct the examinations and improve the student’s experience. The high-quality books involve teachers for the examination and ensure the instillation of critical, and problem-thinking skills with these examinations.