Norms revised, now more students can score extra marks under sports quota 

 

Mumbai:





The state has revised norms of awarding extra marks to students who excel in sports, making it possible for more children to avail them. While the earlier norms required students to meet two criteria, now they will have to qualify only for one of the two criteria. According to a government resolution issued by the school education department on Tuesday , students will now have to either participate in international tournaments or secure one of the top three positions at national-level tournaments to get additional 25 marks in SSC and HSC exams. Similarly , students who participate in national-level sports tournaments or win at state-level sports tournaments will get 20 extra marks. Students who participate in tournaments organized by the state government or any state-level sports tournaments will be awarded 15 additional marks. In 2015, sports quota marks were reintroduced after a three-year break. Many had alleged that sports quota marks were misused by students giving them an unfair advantage as many students secured 100% in board exams. But when the state reintroduced the scheme, it laid down detailed guidelines. According to these rules, students have to participate in international and local tournaments and win at the national level to score 25 additional marks and participate in national and local tournaments and win at the state level to get 20 extra marks.
“The intention was to ensure that students who excel in sports get a boost in academics. While rest of the rules will remain the same, this change will mean that more students will be able to benefit from the scheme,“ said S Kharat, deputy secretary , school education department.



Source: Vinamrata Borwankar  | The Times of India| Mar 09 2017 :  (NaviMumbai)

CBSE Class 12 Boards: Here’s what you should know about biology paper’s changed format

education Updated: Mar 05, 2017 18:58 IST

Saurabh Shukla

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 The number of application-based questions in the CBSE Class 12 Boards biology paper has increased.

As we enter the final and most crucial stage of the CBSE Class 12 Boards, it becomes very important that we follow certain practices to ensure maximum performance in the exams. Since last year, the format of the biology paper has changed. The number of sections has increased and the nature of questions has also changed. The number of application-based questions has increased and direct questions has decreased.
Paper will have 5 sections. Section A will have 5 questions of one mark each; section B will have 5 questions of 2 marks each; section C, 12 questions of 3 marks each; Section D, 1 question of four marks and Section E, 3 questions of 5 marks each.

 

Usually section A and E have direct questions so going through the paper from section E to A (5 marks to 1 mark) helps. Section B and C are application-based sections. Although this article does not in any way state that this is the only way to write the paper, all suggestions are meant to just help students and ensure they have a plan in place for the paper. 

 

Section C is the trickiest part of the paper and carries maximum marks (12 multiplied by 3=36 marks). This means that out of a total of 70 marks, the weightage of 3 marks is more than 50%.

Time management is really very important if you want a score of more than 95 in the paper. Fifteen (15) minutes are given for reading the paper. It should be utilised well. Read the question paper slowly and carefully. While attempting the paper, give 10 minutes to section A, 20 minutes for section B, 60 minutes for section C, 15 minutes for section D and 60 minutes for section E. Use the last 15 minutes to revise what you have written. It is important to support your answers with flow charts, and neat, labelled diagrams wherever possible. In order to help the examiner to quickly identify that you have written all relevant points, please underline the important terms and words.

Unit II of the syllabus has the maximum weightage (18 marks). Revise it thoroughly. Read your NCERT book carefully. Ecology will have largely application-based questions. You should be very thorough with graphs and diagrams of this section. Tables given in Unit III are also very important. Unit I will have comparatively direct questions. Unit IV is the most technical part. Be very clear with the concepts and keywords. Please underline keywords with the help of pencil. Practice attempting full length papers in the month of February and solve at least 10 sample papers including Board papers of the last five years. It will help you immensely.

Source Link:  http://www.hindustantimes.com/education/

CBSE app to locate exam centre

NEW DELHI, Mar 08, 2017, DHNS

 

Students can find address, images and geo location

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday announced a mobile-based application which will help the board examination candidates to locate their examination centre.

“The ‘Exam Locator App’ will help students in quickly knowing their examination centre on the basis of their roll number,” the school board’s spokesperson Rama Sharma said in a statement.

A student can easily find the address, images and geo location of the designated examination centre and know how to reach there with the use of the said mobile application.

“This mobile application has been developed for the students appearing for the CBSE Class X and XII board examinations beginning March 9 as a sequel to several IT initiatives taken by the Board,” she added.

Sharma said a student or a parent has to register through mobile number to receive a one time password (OTP) to avail the facilities.

“The OTP will help log on to the Centre Locator App. The student or parent can then access information by selecting the option X or XII and entering the roll number. The student’s information, address and photograph of the exam centre will be displayed on the screen for easy identification by the students,” she said.

“How to Reach” feature in the mobile application will enable students to fetch the route map from their current location to their examination centre location, she added.

Source: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/600067/cbse-app-locate-exam-centre.html

NEET UG 2017: CBSE opens one time correction window for NEET applicants on cbseneet.nic.in

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has opened the one time correction window for the NEET online application forms to ensure that there are no errors.

By Pooja Mathur | Updated: March 7, 2017 3:17 PM IST

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has opened the one time correction window for the NEET online application forms to ensure that there are no errors. The corrections can be done till March 12, 2017 midnight. And if any candidate has submitted wrong data in application form, they must correct the error as it will affect their merit/results. CBSE has notified that correction is being allowed in the following details only in their online forms for the NEET exam. The details which can be corrected include identification identity. The details can be corrected by all those candidates who have filled up application form with IDs other than Aadhar, enrolment number and registration number which is issued by facilitation centre which will be able to add their Aadhaar number or the Aadhaar enrolment number in the online application form.

While aspirants who have not added their application form with Aadhaar Card and the candidates with nationality as Foreign, OCI, PIO and NRI cannot edit their identification identity. Candidates can make corrections in certain other sections which include Identification, Date of Birth, Gender, State Code of Eligibility, Category, Disability Status, Medium and Examination Centre. Candidates who can correct the date of birth are the candidates who have filled the form with IDs either than Aadhaar card etc. 
 

Aspirants who have given Tripura either in their state of eligibility or of qualifying exam will be able to change their centre of examination to Agartala in case they have chosen Bengali as medium of question paper. The NEET UG exam 2017 is scheduled to be conducted on Sunday, May 7, 2017. CBSE will conduct of the entrance examination, declaration of result and providing All India Rank to the Directorate General Health Services, Government of India for the conduct of counselling for 15% All India Quota Seats and for supplying the result to state/other Counselling Authorities.

Source Link: http://www.india.com/education/neet-ug-2017...

State wants MH-CET to achieve JEE level

The GR clearly states that MH­CET for engineering and pharmacy courses will have to be brought at par with JEE in terms of the level of difficulty, paper pattern as well as quality of tests from next year.
DAYANAND MESHRAM, joint director of Directorate of Technical Education

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra common entrance test (MH-CET) conducted for admission into engineering and pharmacy courses could change from next year as the state has asked authorities to bring it at par with the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) from 2018-19.

A Government Resolution (GR) was issued to announce the decision. “The GR clearly states that MH-CET for engineering and pharmacy courses will have to be brought at par with JEE in terms of the level of difficulty, paper pattern as well as quality of tests from next year,” said Dayanand Meshram, joint director of Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) which conducts the exam. The GR was released by the state last week and will be applicable from next year. This year the test will be based on previous year’s pattern and syllabus.

This change comes months after officials from DTE had proposed changes to the government in the MH-CET exam, in order to bring better quality applicants for engineering courses across institutes in the state. “Since the entrance exam to all medical and health science courses is already at par with national level exams, we wanted to make sure we avoid any lastminute changes to the engineering and pharmacy entrance test. This would give enough time to students to prepare for the entrance exam in 2018,” added Meshram.

Among some of the changes proposed, DTE asked for the syllabus for MH-CET 2018-19 onwards to be based on the combined syllabus of classes XI and XII like JEE, instead of only class XII which has been the norm for CET. “The GR clearly mentions that the state higher secondary education board has to upgrade their class XI and XII syllabus accordingly, so it looks like we will stick with the state syllabus only,” added Meshram.

While experts and senior officials are still sceptical about this move, the fact that this decision is not last minute has given relief to many.

“This way students will be better prepared for the entrance exam, unlike medical aspirants last year who had less than two months to cope up with CBSE syllabus for the NEET exam in 2016” said the professor of a technical institute in the city on condition of anonymity. He added that this move will help bring state students at par with others from across the change. “However, the government needs to make sure that it is implemented well, and no other changes are introduced last minute,” he added.

Source : Hindustan Times | 4 Mar 2017 | Mumbai | By: Shreya Bhandary shreya.bhandary@hindustantimes.com

Engg CET to get tougher next yr, on par with JEE

Yogita Rao | Mumbai:





Govt Asks State Board To Upgrade Class XII Syllabus

From next year (2018), the state government has decided to raise the standard of the state common entrance test (CET) for admissions to engineering colleges to make it on par with the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).

 

In a government resolution issued by the higher and technical education department, the state has also asked the Maharashtra Board of School and Higher Secondary Education to make efforts to upgrade their curriculum in class XII. The move will make it easier for students to prepare for both the state as well as the national-level tests, including JEE and NEET.

Dayanand Meshram, joint director of Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), said the government has decided to have the difficulty level, pattern and standard of state CET 2018-19 for engineering and pharmacy as that of the national test-JEE (Main).“The GR states that the state board should take steps to improve their syllabus, exam pattern and evaluation kee ping in view this decision.Students will, therefore, be prepared well for JEE any time by just preparing for the CET,“ said Meshram. The government has ta ken into account the chaos due to the eleventh hour implementation of NEET for medical admissions last year. “Several students lagged behind on the merit list as they were not prepared for the national-level test. Not only was the test content based on CBSE syllabus, the pattern and difficulty level of the test was also different from the state medical CET. The students got just three months to prepare for the second phase of NEET,“ said an official.

The Union ministry of human resource development (MHRD) has already decided to conduct a single entrance test for all engineering admissions at the undergraduate level from 2018-19 to standardize the testing process. The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is yet to issue a regulation to this effect. However, an official from the DTE said that the state can take a final call on participating in the national-level test if it is not imposed.

Notice to Centre on Urdu in NEET
Mumbai: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the central government and the Medical Council of India seeking responses on why Urdu is not included as a medium for NEET 2017 for admissions to medical and dental colleges. The court also issued notices to Dental Council of India (DCI) and the CBSE and has decided to hear the matter again on March 10.

Source: The Times of India  | Mar 04 2017 |  (Navi Mumbai)

CBSE topper Sukriti Gupta shares study plan for JEE and board exam

The topper talks about how she stayed calm during the exam and why it is important to refer to NCERT books

If the questions are answered correctly and completely, you can be sure of getting full marks. (Express photo) Life has changed for CBSE topper Sukriti Gupta who had last year hit headlines for scoring 99.4 per cent in Class 12 examination. At present Gupta is pursuing her dream course B Tech from IIT Delhi. For the upcoming CBSE exam, Gupta tells us how she maintained balance between her JEE and board exam preparation.

What was it like when the CBSE results were declared?
I was expecting to score well but was never thought that I’ll top the exam. There is always an element of luck involved. I received a phone call from my school informing me about my scores and rank. Within few minutes, TV channels flashed my name and made me a star.

What did you do after returning for the exam hall?
I checked my answers with NCERT books after the exams. The marking pattern of CBSE is well-defined. If the questions are answered correctly and completely, you can be sure of getting full marks.

How did you prepare for the CBSE boards?
In my studies I always concentrated on the concepts part. I was a regular student and put in a lot of effort on a regular basis. Whenever, I had doubt in any subject I would approach the teachers for clearing the same. Once I started preparing for Boards, I started practicing with CBSE papers of earlier years in simulated exam conditions, that is, attempting the papers in given time frame without any break or without referring to any book.

How did you balance between boards preparation and JEE?
I was concentrating only on JEE till the middle of January 2016. Thereafter, I switched over to preparing for board exams whole heartedly. As far as concepts are concerned, there is no difference in board exams and JEE. It is only the pattern of question paper that is different for the two exams. Once the exams were over, I again switched to JEE preparation.

Did you get any spare time to relax during those months?
I always took out time to relax by watching TV, hanging out with friends and cousins. Being regular in studies does not mean giving up on relaxation. However, I was always conscious of the fact that I had to complete the topics earmarked for the day.

What all did you have to give up while preparing?
I lived without a smartphone for four years. I did not use WhatsApp. I was barely present on Facebook. Even now I do not watch movies. I was attending school for five days a week and coching institutes on the weekends. This meant that I could not go out of station for any outings even on weekends. Accordingly, there were no family vacations all these years. Finally, after all these years, we travelled to Singapore this December.

How different is your life now from when you were in school?
In the school, you lead a much protected life and your parents and teachers are around to help and guide you at every step. Once you are living in a hostel, you are responsible for your actions. There is nobody to tell you when to sleep and what to eat. If you are late and the mess timings are over, you have to go without food. If you are awake till late in the night getting up for the morning class on your own becomes difficult. With freedom comes the responsibility. As one grows to be an adult one has to learn to take responsibility.

What do you aim to do in the future?
I have not decided as yet. I am still interacting with my seniors to find out pros and cons of various career choices available to me. I intend to firm up my ideas by the end of this year. The options that I am considering right now are research and management. Once, I decide about my aim, I will start preparing for it in right earnest.

What would you like to suggest to the students appearing for the exam?
I would advise the students appearing for the exams to focus on their studies rather being unduly worried about getting a good rank in JEE or college. Life is much bigger and offers many more opportunities than only JEE rank or Board marks. One should put in best and hope for the best and be prepared for the worse.



 
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Published:March 3, 2017 5:25 pm
 
Source Link: http://indianexpress.com/article/education/cbse-nic-in-cbse-topper-sukriti-gupta-shares-study-plan-to-balance-between-jee-and-boards-4552707/

CBSE Class 12 Boards 2017: Expert tips for acing Economics paper

Just seven more days are left for the CBSE Board Exams to commence and by now, students must be thorough with the entire syllabus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just seven more days are left for the CBSE Board Exams to commence and by now, students must be thorough with the entire syllabus. The boards, which are scheduled to begin from March 9, are the most crucial exams of a student's academic domain as they have a great impact on their future and career prospects.

Economics, which is a social science concerned mainly with the description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, is a subject which students aspiring to become a chartered accountant, data analyst, economist, statistician, stockbroker or a financial risk analyst are required to excel in.

Given below are some of  the tips provided by Anjali from Ramjas School regarding how to attempt the paper:

  

The subject is divided into two parts: Micro Economics and Macro Economics.

Part - A:INTRODUCTORY MICRO ECONOMICS

• It covers 50 marks out of the total 100 marks in the exam
• A total of 16 questions are asked in this section.

Part - B: INTRODUCTORY MACROECONOMICS

• It covers 50 marks out of the total 100 marks in the exam
• A total of 16 questions are asked in this section.

 

Last minute tips and tricks for Economics

• Put more emphasis on those topics about which you are confident, relax and solve one or two important questions from these topics

• Review your old notes and assignments

• Don't refer to any new book at the last moment. Concentrate on what you have studied till now and just clear your concepts

• Revise all the important topics for the exam. Focus on the newly added topics like price floor and price ceiling, repo rates, reverse repo rates, numerical on national income and all types of equilibrium for sure.

Source link : http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/cbse-boards-2017/1/894978.html

CBSE Board Exams 2017: 5 tips to ace the space

Calm, cool and confident – here's the mantra to ace CBSE board examination.

By: FE Online | New Delhi | Published: March 3, 2017 3:58 PM

CBSE Board Exams 2017: Recent surveys reveal that most students are under pressure and stress and as the date nears, they find it extremely difficult to focus on their studies. (Reuters)

Calm, cool and confident – here’s the mantra to ace CBSE board examination. With not even a week to go for the examinations to start, recent surveys reveal that most students are under pressure and stress and as the date nears, they find it extremely difficult to focus on their studies and spend plenty of time worrying. However, with a little bit of planning, students can combat this problem and put in an excellent performance during the tests. Here are a few tips for those feeling the heat:

1) Following the timetable: Students find it difficult to follow the timetable they have themselves made. A possible reason for it could be that the timetables students are making are more ambitious than realistic. Make sure your timetable has achievable short term goals and you are good to go.

2) Revision time: Some students complain that they do not get time to revise the syllabus before the exam, to tackle the problem, one can simply revise the entire syllabus by skip reading through the notes and just going through mock test questions and noting down the answers in points on the question paper itself. That would help the students save time, revise and also build confidence.

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3) Outdoor breaks: Most students skip taking outdoor breaks and that is problematic. It is important that one takes outdoor breaks and remain calm for the preparation. Studies reveal that stress can hamper memory and to ensure that you retain what you learn, make sure you take outdoor breaks.

4) Parental pressure: Many students complain that they are under constant pressure from their parents. Now, this is for parents to understand it is mental support that their children need and comparisons and unachievable goals will only affect their student’s performance.

5) Abstinence from social media: Social media websites do provide instant gratification but it’s important to abstain from it and channelise your energy towards a relaxing activity that would also be helpful for your physical fitness. However, a judicious decision should be taken and going off social media completely is not really the answer.

Source Link : http://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/cbse-board-exams-2017-5-tips-to-ace-the-space/573498/

CBSE Class 12 Physics Exam 2017: Tips and tricks to score 100 per cent [Exclusive]

All the students appearing for the board examination can check

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is all set to conduct the Class 10 board examination from March 9 and will continue till April 10, while Class 12 boards will continue till April 29. 

 

We all know that Physics is a very important subject from both board and competitive exams perspective.
Students can check the video for tips provided by Urvashi from Ramjas School, New Delhi, to know more about which parts of the syllabus should be stressed on.

Before appearing for the exam, it is important to understand that the subject Physics requires more of conceptual understanding along with a little bit of cramming.

Here are some last minute tips, tricks and points to remember before appearing for the exam:

Physics tips for preparation:

• Study all derivations, definitions, diagrams and memorise formulae and units of physical quantities

• Prepare a variety of conceptual questions based on application of laws/principles and solve related numericals

• Practice makes a man perfect. Solve the last five years' board papers under exam conditions, sticking to the time limit of three hours, which makes you familiar with the paper pattern and makes you confident

• Devote some time for meditation and exercise to increase your concentration power

Just before the exam:

• Get up early in the morning and take a quick review of all the formulae and the steps of derivations

• Close your books an hour before the exam

• Feel relaxed and confident

During the exam:

Admit card: First and foremost, do not forget to carry the admit card. Without it, you won't be allowed to appear for the exam.

Read carefully: Before the commencement of the exam, a reading time of 15 minutes will be provided, during which, one should read the question paper carefully and check out the marks assigned to each question.

Make proper choices: There is an internal choice in one question of 2 marks, one question of 3 marks, and three questions of 5 marks. In the first 15 minutes of reading time, properly choose and mark you would want to attempt in order to avoid confusion later.

Answering tips: Definitions should be to the point; derivations should contain a sentence or two of introduction, a diagram (if any), clear mathematical steps with highlighted final result; graphical questions and conceptual problems should be supported with correct reasoning. Numerical problems must be solved in logical systematic manner.

Sequence: Follow the proper sequence if the question demands you to write about the process or steps.
Examples: Try to give examples wherever possible.

Time management: Be careful not to spend too much time on one particular question at the cost of other questions. Questions asking to 'distinguish' or 'differentiate' should be written in a table form.

Diagrams: Give diagrammatic representation of answers wherever necessary.

Repeated answers: If a candidate attempts a question twice, marks will be given in the question attempted first and the question attempted later will be ignored.

Here are some important instructions that will students to prepare well for the examination:

• All questions are compulsory. There are 26 questions in all

• This question paper has five sections: Section A, Section B, Section C, Section D and Section E

• Section A contains five questions of one mark each, Section B contains five questions of two marks each, Section C contains twelve questions of three marks each, Section D contains one value based question of four marks, and Section E contains three questions of five marks each

• There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in one question of two marks, one question of three marks and all the three questions of five marks weightage. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions

All the candidates can check the exclusive video of Physics tips here: https://youtu.be/fmu3u4y9H7s 

Source:  IndiaToday.in | New Delhi | February 27, 2017

 Link: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/cbse-class-12-physics-exam-2017-tips-and-tricks/1/892581.html