CBSE board exams kick off

CBSE board exams kick off

ARTI S. SAHULIYAR

CBSE Class XII students appear for their physics paper at a centre in Bokaro on Tuesday. Picture by Pankaj Singh Ranchi, March 1: It was testing times for students of CBSE Class X and Class XII as they sat for their first board exam paper today. As many as 28,500 candidates of Class XII took the physics test on Day I while the Class X examinees tackled questions in regional language. Regional officer of CBSE, Bihar and Jharkhand, M.V.V. Prasada Rao said overall, the examinations passed off peacefully without any hitch or untoward incident in both the states. According to figures provided by the CBSE regional office, Patna, there are 69 examination centres for both Class X and XII examinations across the state. The examination centres in the state capital are Jawahar Vidya Mandir (JVM), Shyamali, Delhi Public School (DPS), Surendranath Centenary School, DAV Public School, Gandhinagar, DAV Public School, Bariatu and Kendriya Vidyalaya. Though examinees and their parents appeared tense before the exams, the papers proved to be easy. A Class XII examinee, Naina Sinha, who came out from Surendranath Centenary School breathed a sigh of relief. “All the questions were based on the syllabus. The paper was quite easy,” said Naina. However, this year, the Class X examinees are more relaxed as a majority of them have opted for the special format — the school-based examination, summative assessment-II. Officials at the Patna office informed that 34,394 students were appearing for the Class X boards from Jharkhand, adding that CBSE had decided to issue uniform certificates to all students irrespective of whether they were assessed by the board or by the school. In Surendranath Centenary School, 212 students appeared for the Class XII test today. Principal of the school Samita Sinha said altogether there were 144 students in Class X. Of them, 26 are appearing for the boards while the rest have opted for the school-based examination, which will start after March 15. Sinha said those sitting for the Class X test were likely to change their board after the examination. “From our school, many students will be transferred to another board,” the principal said. Sinha added that the Class XII examinees of the school were happy with today’s paper as they could answer all the questions. Principal of Kairali School Rajan Verghese said 154 students were appearing for the Class XII board examination this year. “From Class X, nine students are appearing for the boards while 133 will be taking the school-based examination,” he added. The principal of Delhi Public School, J. Mohanty, added: “From our centre, around 972 students are appearing in the Class XII exam.” The officials of JVM, Shyamali, informed that 756 students were taking for the tests from their centre. On March 3, students of Class XII will write their business studies paper. http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110302/jsp/jharkhand/story_13652654.jsp