CBSE changed the difficulty level of Class 12 Mathematics paper this Wednesday. CBSE announced a revamp of the paper’s pattern, introducing short-answer type questions carrying two marks and reducing the number of controversial higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) questions. The following will be applicable in the subject Mathematics (041) for class XII for the academic session 2016-17 and Board examination 2017:
1. Question Paper Design
| S.no. | Typology of Questions | VSA ( 1 Mark ) | SA ( 2 Marks ) | LA-1 ( 4 Marks ) | LA- II ( 6 Marks ) | Marks | Weightage |
| 1 | Remembering | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 20% |
| 2 | Understanding | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 35% |
| 3 | Application | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 25 | 25% |
| 4 | HOTS | – | 3 | 1 | – | 10 | 10% |
| 5 | Evaluation | – | – | 1 ( VBQ ) * | 1 | 10 | 10% |
| Tota | 1 X 4 = 4 | 2 X 8 = 16 | 4 X 1 = 44 | 6 X 6 = 36 | 100 | 100% | |
| *Value based quest. Of 04 marks | |||||||
2. Question-wise break up
| Type of Question | Marks per Question | Total no. of Quest. | Total Marks |
| VSA | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| SA | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| LA – I | 4 | 11 | 44 |
| LA – II | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Total | 29 | 100 |
3. Difficulty Level
| Difficulty Level | Weightage |
| Easy | 20% |
| Average | 60% |
| Difficulty | 20% |
4. Choice(s): There will be no overall choice in the question paper. However, 30% internal choices will be given in 4 marks and 6 marks questions.
For any query or clarification, you may also contact Sh. Subhash Chand, Deputy Director, at schand.cbse@gmail.com
Source : CBSE.NIC.IN
