CBSE Board Exam 2022 Term 1: Offline exams at Exam Centres likely, OMR sheets to be collected by board

CBSE Board Exam 2022 Term 1: Offline exams at Exam Centres likely, OMR sheets to be collected by board. CBSE Board Exam 2022 Term 1 for Class 10 and 12 would begin in another month's time. Getting ready to conduct the board examinations, CBSE has asked for information regarding setting up of exam centres from the schools, all but confiming offline exams.

Key HighlIghts

• CBSE Board Exam 2022 Term 1 for Classes 10 and 12 would be conducted in Nov-Dec 2021.
• Preparing for the exam, CBSE has sought information from schools, hinting at exam centres for the term 1 exams as well.
• As per the communication, CBSE Term 1 Exams 2022 would be conducted offline and OMR sheets would be shared with the board.

Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE Board Exam 2022 Term 1 would be conducted in November – December 2021. Getting ready to conduct the Term 1 examination, the board has started the pre-examination work, including finalizing list of candidates, preparing date sheet and also – centre allocation and evaluation process. As per latest updates, exams are likely to be conducted offline, at examination centres and evaluation would be done on same day. Check latest updates on CBSE Class 10, 12 Board Exam 2022 Term 1 exams here.

CBSE has sent mail to the respective city coordinators, seeking information regarding Examination Centre & other details. Apart from possible centres, the board has also asked for details regarding photo-copy, printing facility, and other details. As per the document accessed, it can be assessed that the board is planning on offline examination at designated centres. Here is what we know:

CBSE Board Exam 2022 Term 1: Offline papers, at centres – latest updates

1. Schools have been asked to submit information regarding proposed centre – indicating that the examination would be conducted in offline mode at exam centres.
2. Schools have been asked to ensure that they can ‘act promptly and efficiently to handle all activities related to downloading/printing/stapling/distribution/conduct of examination/evaluation and uploading etc.’
3. Schools are likely to be sent the question papers on the day of the examination itself. As per the communication, proposed examination centres ought to be able to download, print, copy and staple the question papers within 30-35 minutes for the allotted number of students.
4. OMR sheets are likely to be uploaded and sent to CBSE on the day of the examination, post evaluation. As per the mail, the ‘proposed centre will also have to undertake evaluation work on same day as per the schedule’. Since the answer sheets would be OMR sheet, the evaluation work would essentially refer to uploading of the OMR sheets.
5. Under COVID guidelines, a maximum of 12 students would be allowed in a classroom, and no more
6. As for the date sheet, no major examination of Class 10 & Class 12 would be on the same day.

Students and parents may please note that the examinations are expected to begin from November 15. The board is likely to share the details and pattern of the examination along with the date sheet.

Also, the information provided here is based on the details sought by the board from various schools. This may or may not be the manner in which the examination might be conducted. Also, with COVID situation still not clear, the plans are subject to last minute tweaks and changes. Candidates and parents are hence advised to keep a lookout on the date sheet and official circular on cbse.gov.in.