First time ever Central Board of Secondary
Education conducted two levels of examination for class X Mathematics on
Thursday. While only a small percentage of students appeared for basic
mathematics paper, the ones who chose it were quite happy with it.
Overall 32% across India appeared the Basic
Mathematics paper while the rest 68% appeared for standard version of
examination.
As reiterated by CBSE, students who have
selected Basic Mathematics exam during March 2020 Board exams can appear for
the Standard Mathematics paper later in July 2020 if they change their mind and
pursue the subject in higher classes.
As per feedbacks of students and analysis
by teachers, the paper was on the easier side, but some sets were moderately
difficult with a few tricky questions. However, most students are confident of
scoring over 70 marks out of 100 marks in the examinations.
Theoretical examination that was conducted
for 80 marks according to teachers was balanced and an average student can
score about 60 marks easily.
What Students Say…
“The standard mathematics paper was quite
easy, as some questions were directly based on examples in NCERT books. I am
quite happy. There were a few questions, which required more time and
understanding due to framing. However, it was comfortable and better than
expected for me.”
Yasha Sharma
“Section
A of the paper of 20 questions carrying 1 mark each was easy to attempt while
section B with questions on geometry and probability were a tough. However, it
is expected to have some tough questions, so I am still expecting over 70 marks
out of 80 marks.”
Amardeep Singh
“Just one more examination to go and I can
go a vacation! I suffer from Mathematics phobia, so I was scared of appearing
for the examination. I chose basic mathematics, which was too easy. I am happy
that this is the last year, I have to study math.”
Pranay Khatri
“For me section C was easiest and section
D, 4 markers were tough. I hope that I did not make too many silly mistakes. Time
was sufficient. For me the difficulty level of today's question paper was
moderately high. I am hoping that I will score well.”
Bhawna Rai