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- CBSE XII maths paper pattern altered
Mumbai: After tough mathematics exams for two years, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has toned down the difficulty level for Class XII students. The new question paper design has capped the higher order thinking skills (HOTS) questions at 10% and introduced two-mark questions to bring relief to lakhs of students. In a circular on the board’s website, the CBSE said the changed question paper design would be applicable for the board examination scheduled to be held in 2017. The HOTS questions will now be split into three two-mark questions and one four-mark question in the 100-mark paper. Teachers in the city said there had been no specification on the inclusion of HOTS questions but it varied between 10 and 20%. “It is good that the CBSE has now defined what to expect and students can prepare themselves well. Also, splitting the HOTS into three two-mark questions (see box) will mean that students can at least attempt some of them,” said Jeeja K, teacher at R N Podar School, Santacruz. The CBSE categorized 20% of the paper as easy, 60% as average and 20% as difficult. With the introduction of short answers (two-mark questions), the total number of questions has increased from 26 to 29. Teachers feel it will help students score better. “When a student doesn’t know how to answer a six-mark question, he or she loses out on all the six marks. With more questions with fewer marks, they are likely to lose fewer marks. Shorter questions take lesser time to solve,” said Kalpana Dwivedi, principal, St Joseph High School, Panvel. During the board examination this March, the CBSE had drawn a lot of flak over the difficulty level of the mathematics paper. Apart from social media outrage, the issue was also discussed in Parliament. Following this, the CBSE had assured to place the issue before a committee of subject experts and take remedial measures before evaluation.
- Heritage conservation in Old Town in ruins
Time and again, there had been elaborate talks on giving the heritage buildings of Old Town a makeover. Sources had earlier said crores of rupees have been earmarked by the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) for revamp and conservation of the Port City's heritage structures that are badly in need of renovation, conservation, and maintenance.
- District administration alters school timings
Looking into some of the practical problems of new summer school timings as brought before the Lucknow district administration by parents and school managements, a slight change in the new summer time schedule has been made for the convenience of children.