CISCE to Hold Board Exams Twice in 2022, Changes Syllabus, Exam Pattern

The Council for Indian School Certification Examination will hold two examinations for the academic year 2021-22. The first semester will be a multiple choice question paper while the second semester will be held on either offline or online mode depending upon the pandemic situation at that time. The total syllabus has been reduced due to the pandemic which would further be divided into two halves – one for each semester, as per the guidelines issued by the CISCE. In addition to the two-semester exams, the CISCE will also hold practical or project work If the situation is conducive the practicals will be held in schools, else the same will be held in virtual mode, CISCE informed. For CBSE, the term I exams will have multiple choice questions including case-based MCQs and assertion-reasoning type MCQs and will be held for 90 minutes.