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CBSE changes difficulty level of Class 12 Mathematics paper

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

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