CBSE 10th, 12th term 2 practical board exams 2022 begin today; guidelines here

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) practical board exams 2022 for Classes 10, 12 will begin from today, March 2. The practical exams will be conducted till 10 days before the last theory exam. “Last date would be 10 days before the date of the last examination of respective classes. No extension of the dates shall be considered by the Board,” it said. Theory exams will begin from April 26.

CBSE guidelines on practical board exams 2022

While issuing guidelines for conducting CBSE 10th, 12th practical exams, the board said schools will have to keep in mind the bifurcation of Term 1 and Term 2 while making preparation for practicals.

CBSE asked schools to upload marks of practicals, projects, and internal assessments simultaneously from March 3 itself. It asked schools to upload correct marks as no correction in the marks will be allowed once uploaded.

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In order to follow COVID-19 protocols, CBSE suggested schools to divide batch of students in sub groups of 10 students each to avoid overcrowding. First group of students can attend the lab while the other group can do pen and paper work.

CBSE said that no external examiner will be appointed by the board for Class 10. There will be no separate practical exams in respect of private candidates.

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However, for Class 12 students, CBSE will appoint external examiner. The board may also appoint observer in the schools to oversee practical exams and ensure fair conduct of exams. Schools will have to appoint an internal examiner of adequate experience and expertise in all subjects.

CBSE further said that in order to conduct fair exams, practical exams should be conducted in two or three sessions in a day if the number of students is above 20. The schools have been also asked to upload photographs of practical examinations on an app-link to be provided by the board.

CBSE is likely to announce the CBSE term 1 results in March on the official website cbseresults.nic.in. Replying on whether CBSE term 1 result will be announced? CBSE spokesperson Rama Sharma told Careers360, "As of now, there is no update on term 1 result announcement." However, a board official said that the term 1 result is likely to be announced in March.