CBSE changes difficulty level of Class 12 Mathematics paper

CBSE changed the difficulty level of Class 12 Mathematics paper this Wednesday. CBSE announced a revamp of the paper’s pattern, introducing short-answer type questions carrying two marks and reducing the number of controversial higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) questions. The following will be applicable in the subject Mathematics (041) for class XII for the academic session 2016-17 and Board examination 2017:

 

1. Question Paper Design 

S.no.	Typology of Questions	VSA ( 1 Mark )	SA ( 2 Marks )	LA-1 ( 4 Marks )	LA- II ( 6 Marks )	Marks	Weightage
1	Remembering	2	2	2	1	20	20%
2	Understanding	1	3	4	2	35	35%
3	Application	1	–	3	2	25	25%
4	HOTS	–	3	1	–	10	10%
5	Evaluation	–	–	1 ( VBQ ) *	1	10	10%
	Tota	1 X 4 = 4	2 X 8 = 16	4 X 1 = 44	6 X 6 = 36	100	100%
				*Value based quest. Of 04 marks

2. Question-wise break up

Type of Question	Marks per Question	Total no. of Quest.	Total Marks
VSA	1	4	4
SA	2	8	16
LA – I	4	11	44
LA – II	6	6	36
Total		29	100

3.  Difficulty Level

Difficulty Level	Weightage
Easy	20%
Average	60%
Difficulty	20%

4. Choice(s): There will be no overall choice in the question paper. However, 30% internal choices will be given in 4 marks and 6 marks questions.

For any query or clarification, you may also contact Sh. Subhash Chand, Deputy Director, at schand.cbse@gmail.com

Source : CBSE.NIC.IN