CBSE Proficiency Test from next year in May 2011

Class 10 students in CBSE schools will now have the option to appear for a board-conducted ‘Proficiency Test’ for the first time next year, the CBSE board said in its most recent circular. The optional test will held in May-June next year and will be based on multiple-choice questions. The introduction of this test is a part of the board's ongoing examination reforms.

“The proposed proficiency test is being conducted with the broad objective of acting as a benchmark in testing the skills and higher mental abilities of students and providing feedback to students and parents on how well students have achieved the desired learning objectives,” said the circular dated September 1. The test will be based on what students have studied in Classes 9 and 10 but will assess problem solving skills, practical application abilities and students’ understanding of every day life.

There will be a separate test in each of the five different subjects — English, Maths, Science, Social Studies and Hindi — and students can choose to appear in whichever one they wish to.

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Courtesy: Hindustantimes.com