Bihar students find CBSE new plan disadvantageous

PATNA: The students of classes X and XII welcomed the CBSE decision that they would write their Term I examinations in their own school. Many students, however, feared that the syllabus for Term II exams will not be completed on time as they may get less than two months for the annual exams.
The CBSE released the Term I date-sheet on Monday. The examination for major subjects for classes X and XII will begin from November 30 and December 1, respectively. The Term II exams will be held in February and March 2022. The syllabus for the both the exams will be different. The final results will be declared after both the examinations.
Ashi Sinha, a class XII student of Notre Dame Academy, said, “It will be a disadvantage for us as we have only completed the syllabus for Term I and did not focus on Term II. For Term I, we have to deeply study every topic for objective-type questions while the Term II syllabus will be subjective and vast. The new pattern is different and we do no know how much time we may get for the Term II exams.”
Urvashi Sinha, who studies at St Michael’s High School, had similar worries. “We are to get very little time for syllabus completion and revision for Term II. I don’t know how the teachers are going to complete the syllabus. Usually, we get one month time after pre-board for thorough revision. It is a drawback for us,” she said.
Sinha added: “Teachers are saying there will either be no winter vacation or a short one. Besides, they have to go little fast to complete the syllabus. Still, it’s the problem for us to cover the syllabus.”
Pratik Sharma, a Class X student of Loyola High School, said had the board planned the exam in October-end or November first week, they might have got some time to complete the Term II syllabus. “Only completion of syllabus will not be enough. We have to revise it thoroughly for the subjective exam. We are at disadvantage,” he said.