CBSE to hold Proficiency Exams for Class X Students
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
has decided to hold special examinations for students of class X in May - June this
year to help them determine their interest and proficiency in various subjects,
a senior official has said.
The purpose of the examination will be to help the students to decide which subjects
they should take up in class XI and XII, CBSE Chairman Mr.
Vineet Joshi said.
The examinations will determine subjects in which the students are interested and
how much knowledge they have about them, the exams will help the students to decide
which subjects they should take up next year.
100 marks, two-and-half hour exam will be held for every subject and questions
will be based on the syllabi of classes IX and X.
The questions will be objective and the students will be given multiple choice to
select their answers. However, there will be negative marking for wrong answers,
Mr. Joshi said.
Courtesy: msn.com
