Karnataka: SSLC exams back in descriptive format

BENGALURU: SSLC examinations will be held in the pre-Covid format of descriptive answers and not in OMR sheets that were used last year.
Last year, exams were held on two days where three subjects were clubbed on each day. The core subjects of science, maths and social studies were held on one day and languages on another. Each subject was for 40 marks.
This year, the exams will be conducted for 100 marks for core subjects and second and third language, and 125 for first language. Of that, 80 marks will be for theory and 20 for internal assessment for other subjects except first language. For first language, theory will be for 100 marks and internal assessment for 25 marks. The exams are expected to be held in March/April 2022 and a preparatory one in February.
Officials said multiple-choice questions (MCQs) were only for Covid times as students couldn’t attend enough offline classes to prepare for exams. Now, teachers and other educationists felt students should get back to normal mode as offline classes have resumed.