CBSE Class X, XII exams to kick off on March 1

CBSE Class X, XII exams to kick off on March 1

The Class X and Class XI examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will start from March 1. According to the examination timetable uploaded on the CBSE website, both the Class X and XII exams will kick off on March 1. Close to 7.5 lakh students will appear for Class XII exams, while 4.9 lakh students will appear for the Class X exams all over the country. For Class XII, the first paper will be English followed by political science and physics. The Class X exams will also commence on March 1. The first mainstream paper will be mathematics and language paper on March 2, 2012. The Class XII examinations will end on April 13, while Class X examinations will end on March 26. The weightage of marks for Class 10 students at the end of the year will be 60:40, with a 60% weightage based on the comprehensive continuous evaluation of the student during the year, and 40% on the final exam. A total of 181 papers will be taken by Class XII students, whereas 55 papers will be taken by Class X students. Aiswarya Kriplani, a Class X student of Kendriya Vidyalaya, said, “I have pulled up my socks and have started studying. I am studying for nearly seven hours everyday for the exams.”