CBSE Introduces New Exam Pattern from 2024 – 25 for Board Exams

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced Assessment and Evaluation Practices of the Board for the Session 2024-25

As per the notification released the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is continuing with aligning of the assessments and evaluation practices with NEP- 2020 for the academic session 2024-2025. Consequently, in the forthcoming session, the percentage of Competency Based Questions that assess application of concepts in real-life situations included in the question papers of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

For Classes XI, X and XI , XII Composition of question paper for year-end examination/ Board Examination (Theory) for academic session 2024 – 25 to consist of Competency Focused Questions in the form of MCQs / Case Based Questions, Source-based Integrated Questions or any other type = 50%,

Select response type questions (MCQ) = 20%, Constructed response questions (Short Answer / Long Answer Type Questions, as per existing pattern) = 30% 

Curriculum document released by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for the academic Session 2024-25 and the Sample Question Papers released by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) may also be referred to for details of the Question Paper design of individual subjects, for more details CLICK HERE