CBSE Board exam class 10: Central Board of Secondary Education organised the English paper today.
CBSE Class 10 English paper analysis: Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) organised the English paper for class 10 students today and according to students the paper was in expected lines. The exam was held for Class 10 students registered with the Board from India and abroad except in the violence-hit northeast parts of Delhi. "The class 10th English question paper was a balanced one. It had enough scope for each type of learner to express himself optimally," said Ms Shivani, English PGT, Army Public School, Delhi Cantt.
"The passages demanded critical thinking as well as sharp reading skills and section B posed questions which were on expected lines," she said.
Ms Shivani also added that the literature section tested students' in depth knowledge of the textbooks and it once again reinforced the value of reading the original texts thoroughly.
"Extrapolatory questions allowed bright students to delve deep into their knowledge and suitably express themselves. Overall, today English paper initiated this years' board exams on a good note. It would certainly help students face the subsequent papers with the much needed self -confidence," she said.
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Apart from English for class 10 students, the board has also conducted the exam for class 12 Web Application, and Media paper today.
Most of the students, according to reports, said the questions were asked from the NCERT syllabus proposed by the Board.
The English paper exam was started at 10.30 am and concluded at 1.30 pm.
The exam was postponed for 86 exam centres located in North-East Delhi. The decision by the Board came after the Delhi High Court asked the CBSE to decide at the earliest on rescheduling Wednesday's board exam at one of the centres in the north-east Delhi where violence related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act have claimed 10 lives keeping safety of children in view.
The Board is expected to announce a separate date for students who were set to appear for the English paper soon.
CBSE had started board exams on February 15 with skill-based papers scheduled first. The exam for main electives have only just begun.
This year total 18,89,878 students registered for class 10 exam and 12,06,893 students registered for class 12 exams.
CBSE has made 5376 exam centres for Class 10 and 4983 for Class 12. The number of schools this year for Class 10 is 20398 and 13119 for Class 12 in India. There are 79 exam centres for class 10 and 72 centres in class 12 in foreign schools.
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