CBSE and SSC board exams officially kicked off from Thursday marking the start of a busy exam month. While for SSC, the paper was of non-English first languages, the central board's Std XII had the English paper.
The Std X of CBSE started their exam calendar with the easy 'painting' subject but are gearing up to take on tougher challenges on Friday with mathematics. (SEE BOX).
Under the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) scheme the marking system has changed quite a bit. Reena Dargan, principal of Ira International School, said, "The theory paper that Std X students will appear for on Friday will be given 40% weightage while the remaining 60% has already been compiled by the schools through the formative & summative assessments."
These students will also get a long gap between major papers as optional subjects have been scheduled in between. For CBSE Std X, the important Foundation of IT paper is scheduled for March 10 and the English subject is the next major paper scheduled for March 16. Across the country, the number of CBSE's Std X students has increased by 10% to just over 11.80 lakh, while their Std XII students' number too increased by 5.6% to just over 8.15 lakh.
While the CBSE std XII English paper has maintained the board's impeccable record of being 'copy-free', SSC officials had a busy time in dealing with copycats. State board officials apprehended 70 students in Nagpur region for using unfair means during the exams. Surprisingly, notorious district Gadchiroli, where copying is a menace, recorded the lowest number of copycats (1), while a normally safe Wardha district clocked the highest (20).
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Tips To Tackle Maths
Mala Chembath, principal of Narayana Vidyalayam, gives tips to CBSE std X students on how to crack the mathematics paper scheduled for Friday.
Students should always solve the questions in the order they appear in the paper.
Never discuss about the paper till all the exams are over as a bad paper will linger on students' minds and affect others.
Try to solve all the questions in mathematics as steps are also important.
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CBSE STD X MATHS
Subject: Mathematics
Total Marks: 80 Marks
Passing marks:'D' grade:
Paper duration:3 hrs.
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