CBSE Board Exam 2025
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The CBSE Regional Officer for Bhopal, Mr Vikas Kumar Agrawal has announced a 10-15% syllabus cut for the academic session 2025-26 for both Class 10 and 12 board exams to reduce students’ workload and focus on key concepts. This change, explained by Agrawal, aims to improve understanding by emphasizing essential topics instead of rote memorization.
The board’s evolving educational framework will provide students with the space to explore topics more comprehensively without an excessive load of content.
CBSE Board Syllabus change 2025: Introduction of 40% internal assessment weightage
Another major adjustment involves the increased weightage for internal assessments, which will now account for 40% of the final grade, while the remaining 60% will be based on the final board exams. The internal assessment component includes projects, assignments, and periodic tests, promoting a more balanced and continuous evaluation system. Agrawal remarked that this change would result in steady learning and allow students to better showcase their understanding.
In alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, CBSE is revising its examination pattern to prioritize practical knowledge and skill-based education. For the 2025 board exams, nearly half of the question paper will test students’ understanding of real-life applications rather than theoretical knowledge alone. By shifting 50% of the question paper focus toward practical and applied scenarios, the CBSE aims to encourage critical thinking and real-world problem-solving skills, moving away from traditional rote learning methods.
CBSE Board Syllabus change 2025: Digital Assessment and Open Book Exams
CBSE will keep using a digital system to check answer sheets in some subjects. This system, which started recently, helps make the marking process faster and more transparent.
Also, CBSE plans to try an open-book exam format for certain subjects to promote thinking and learning based on real-life applications. In this format, students will be allowed to refer to their textbooks during exams. Subjects like English Literature and Social Science will be part of this new approach.
The goal is to assess students on how well they can analyze, interpret, and apply what they know, rather than simply recalling information from memory. This change encourages students to develop critical thinking skills over rote learning.
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