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CBSE Class 10 Science Board Exam 2017: Very easy and straightforward NCERT based paper

The CBSE board exams for class 10 and 12 boards began on March 9. Today, class 10 students appeared for their second major paper which is that of Science. According to latest media reports, the students were quite happy with the paper.

The CBSE board exams for class 10 and 12 boards began on March 9. Today, class 10 students appeared for their second major paper which is that of Science. A total of 19, 85,397 students from Classes 10 and 12 are appearing for the board examination this year. Last year, the Class 10 exam began on March 1 and continued till March 28.

The Class 10 board examination will continue till April 10, while Class 12 boards will continue till April 29.

Students' reactions

According to latest media reports, the students were quite happy with the paper. They were completely satisfied with how the paper was framed and most of them are expecting more than 75 marks. 
In conversation with India Today education team, students of Ramjas school, Delhi said that physics had some tricky and twisted questions, otherwise the paper was extremely easy.

NCERT based diagrams

The questions were all direct and an average student will easily score between 50 to 60 per cent. The questions were all NCERT based and almost all the students attended 80 per cent of the paper. The diagrams were all from the NCERT itself and chemistry was the easiest part to attend.
 
The duration of the exam was of three hours. The examination began at 10:30 am and got over at 1:30 pm. The time allotted to read the question paper, which was distributed at 10:15 am, was 15 minutes. From 10:15 am to 10:30 am, students were given time to read the paper and go through it carefully.

The Science paper was divided into two sections: Section A and B. Section A comprised the theoretical part and carried 70 marks while section B comprised Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and carried 20 marks.

Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/ |  New Delhi, March 22, 2017 | UPDATED 14:18 IST