Odisha 10th exam pattern to change from 2020-21

Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha has decided to bring major reforms in the conduct of the 10th examination from the 2020-21 academic session.

As per the decision, the examination pattern of matriculation examination will be changed and a new pattern will be implemented from the 2020-21 session.

The OMR sheet and multiple choice questions will be abolished from the 2020-21 academic session. Instead, objective questions of 50 marks and subjective type questions of 50 marks will feature in the question booklet, informed BSE president Jahanara Begum.

The BSE president said a student will have to secure 15 marks each in the objective and subjective category to pass in a particular subject.

The BSE has also introduced a minor reform in the 10^th exam for 2019 academic session.

It has decided to prepare four sets of question papers from next year instead of the existing three sets.

The question pattern for Class-IX students will be same as the one proposed to be implemented from 2020-21 session, she said.