Class X, XII term-1 exams to be offline
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Blurb: CBSE to release datesheet on Oct 18
Tribune News Service
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New Delhi, October 14
The term-1 examinations for Classes X and XII will be conducted offline in November-December and the datesheet for the same will be announced on October 18, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said on Thursday.
The board said the exams would be objective-type and the duration would be of 90 minutes each. The exams will start from 11.30 am instead of 10.30 am, keeping in view the winter season.
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“After the term-1 exams, the results in the form of marks scored will be declared. No student will be placed in the pass, compartment and repeat categories after the first term. The final results will be announced after the second-term exams,” said CBSE Examination Controller Sanyam Bhardwaj.
“Practical exams or internal assessment will be completed in schools before the first-term exams are over. The marks allotted will be 50 per cent of the total marks and mentioned in the syllabus,” he added.
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