CBSE Class 12 Board Examination: Six-Marks Question In English Paper ‘Out Of Syllabus’, Board Admits

The students who attended the class 12 board examination of the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) 2019 have complained that the English question paper had one ‘out of syllabus’ question, reports Indian Express.

According to the report, the English syllabus of the board prescribed two novels- The Invisible Man and Silas Marner for the students. Out of the two, students are expected to pick one and answer questions only from the particular novel.

However, questions from both the novels were asked in the 2019 board exams. “We only taught one novel to students and each school does the same. Now, a six marks question was asked from each of them in the final exam. This is not fair to the students, ” a teacher from DMS, Jalandhar was quoted saying by IE.

The CBSE has reportedly acknowledged the mistake and assured that no students would be put to a disadvantage.

“There is no error in the question paper. A committee always sits to finalise marking scheme for questions while checking the response by students,” the CBSE spokesperson was quoted saying by the IE.

An official statement from the board also clarified that “There is a mechanism to take care of such issues before finalising the making scheme so that students are not out to any disadvantage,”