CBSE is likely to reduce the number of difficult questions, and those that require long questions, in its question papers from the coming year following recurrent complaints regarding tough papers. Board sources said that experts would be asked to review the current question paper design, that is, the proportion of marks carried by the various kinds of questions; long or short, difficult or easy.
The question design will be referred to experts for a review, according to a board official. But two school principals sounded a caution. Ameeta Mulla Wattal, Principal of Springdale School, said that a question paper should retain a level of difficulty to enable students to make better career choices. She has suggested the board to come up with two sets of mathematics papers, one for those seeking a career in engineering or science and the other for the rest of the examinees. While Madhulika Sen, Principal of Tagore International School, said that there was nothing wrong with the current design except that a few questions demanded rather long answers.
A board official agreed, saying that the review of the question paper design would focus on ensuring that even the average student can finish answering to all the questions within the stipulated three hours.
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