The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released new assessment and evaluation practices for the new academic session 2021-22. The new evaluation criteria released by the CBSE on April 22 explains the further changes in accordance to the board’s move to Competency Based Education (CBE).
The board is initiating changes in the examination and assessment practices for the year 2021-22. While the overall marks and duration of examination shall remain the same, a greater number of competency-based questions or questions that assess the application of concepts in real-life/ unfamiliar situations will be part of the question paper.
“The pandemic has exposed the education system to various challenges and opportunities. We are trying to shift the focus from assessment of learning to assessment for learning. Students must be equipped with the ability to solve problems and assessment must shift from testing primarily rote memorisation skills to one that is more formative, is more competency-based, promotes learning and development for our students, and tests higher-order skills, such as analysis, critical thinking, and conceptual clarity,” Biswajit Saha, director, Training and Skill Development, CBSE, told indianexpress.com.
In the letter directed at the heads of all CBSE affiliated schools, the CBSE Board has announced that from this year onward, the board would now be introducing Competency Based Questions. This would be about 30% for Classes 9 & 10 and 20% for Classes 11 & 12. “In the forthcoming sessions a greater number of Competency Based Questions or questions that assess application of concepts in real-life/ unfamiliar situations will be part of the question paper,” reads the notification released by the Board.
CBSE Evaluation Criteria 2021-22 (Classes 9 to 12)
| Classes | Competency Based Questions | Objective Tive Questions | Short/ Long Answer Questions |
| Classes IX – X | 30% | 20% | 50% |
| Classes XI – XII | 20% | 20% | 60% |
As per the order from the CBSE, the schools have been asked to prepare the students with regards to the changes as defined by the board. The CBSE in the days to comes will also release Sample Papers.
Here’s the copy of the notification:
