The Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE is going to conduct the term 2 examinations for Classes 10th and 12th from April 26. This is for the first time that CBSE is conducting the board exams in two parts under the special assessment policy introduced for the current academic year. The board has shared some important guidelines with schools regarding the CBSE 10th & 12th Term 2 Exams. In addition to this, the board has also revealed important information about the color code of the answer sheets to be given to the class 10th and 12th students.
Schools to receive Question papers before the start of the exam
To maintain the confidentiality of the question paper, the question papers will reach the schools 45 minutes before the start of the examination. Along with this, the schools will have to upload the picture while receiving the question paper. 4 Witnesses and 1 Assistant Superintendent will be present to observe while opening the parcel carrying the CBSE question papers.
So, if you are preparing for CBSE Term 2 exams then these pages are surely going to help:
Centre to Open 45 Minutes before the Exam
The examination hall will be opened 45 minutes before the time of the exam, that is at 9:45 AM. Students will be allowed to enter the examination hall by 10 AM. Answer booklets and question papers will be distributed to students between 10 am to 10:15 am. Students will be given 15 minutes reading time. Candidates can start writing the exam at 10:30 am.
Exam Day Schedule
| Entry of Candidates | 9 am to 10 am |
| Entry will be closed at | 10 am |
| Distribution of question paper & answer sheet | 10 am to 10:15 am |
| Question Paper Reasoning time | 10:15 am to 10:30 am |
| Exam starting time | 10:30 am |
Also See: CBSE Class 12 Term 2 Exam Answer Key | CBSE Class 12 Syllabus
Answer Booklets for Class 10th and 12th to be of different colors
The board has shared the colour codes to be applicable for the answer sheets of classes 10th and 12th. The board said that the answer books for both the classes will be of different colours. For class 10th the colour of answer sheets will be red while for class 12th the colour will be blue. This would make it easy to identify the answer sheet for both classes. However, green color will be used for maths subject in 10th and 12th classes both.
Answer sheets will have graphs Inside
For the subjects in which the questions with graphs will be asked, the graph will be attached to the answer sheet. The graph will not be given to the candidates separately. While the main answer book for both classes 10th and 12th will have 32 pages without graphs, the answer sheets with graphs will have 48 pages. Students must check the total pages in their answer sheets before starting the exam and inform their examiner if there is any discrepancy. The board in its guidelines has mentioned that the blank answer sheet has to be checked by the center superintendent. In case of any mistake, the same would be reported to the Regional Officer immediately.
So keep studying hard and score excellent marks.
