CBSE Changes Question Paper Format for Class 11 and 12, See Details Here

New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released a new format for Class 11 and Class 12 question papers. The changes will be implemented for the Class 11 and 12 exams in 2025. In the revised question paper format, the percentage of competency-focused questions in Class 11 and 12 exams will increase from 40% to 50%. 

As per the revised format, the percentage of constructed response questions for Class 11 and Class 12 exams will go from 40% to 30% in next year’s exams. The percentage of select response-type questions (i.e. MCQ-type questions) will remain at 20%. There have been no changes in the question paper formats for Class 9 and Class 10 exams so far. 

CBSE also outlined the reason for these changes in an official notice. The notice said, “The main emphasis of the Board was to create an educational ecosystem that would move away from rote memorization and towards learning that is focused on developing the creative, critical, and systems thinking capacities of students to meet the challenges of the 21st century.” 

NCERT Announces New Textbooks for Classes 3, 6, 9 and 11

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will release new and updated textbooks for Class 3 and Class 6. Class 3 textbooks will be available by April 2024. The textbooks for Class 6 will be available by May 2024. 

NCERT has also mentioned that new textbooks for other classes, including Class 9 and Class 11, will be available soon. “Buffer stock for Classes 4, 5, 9, and 11 is ready. Digital copies of all NCERT textbooks are freely available on the NCERT portal, DIKSHA, and ePathshala portal and app,” said NCERT in a Tweet. 

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