Now, CBSE Class X exam papers Online

CBSE is planning to implement an online exam management system from the current academic year to increase transparency. The Integrated Test Management System (ITMS) will enable schools  to generate unique question papers online instantly for Std 10’s Summative Assessment (SA-II).

However, this system will apply only to the school-based SA-II, thus ending the practice of CBSE sending CDs with sample question papers to schools.

CBSE gives Std X students the option to appear for either a board-based or school-based SA-II. While board-based SA-II will continue to be managed in the conventional way, for its school-based SA-II the CBSE is trying to give institutes some independence.

Since ITMS works on a web interface, schools will have to register themselves online from Feb 1-15. Then, from March 11, onwards they can start generating question papers online at the click of a button.

ITMS will provide each school with two sets of unique question papers for every major subject. With these question paper sets ready, schools will have three options.

First, they can choose any one of the sets and administer the SA-II. Second, they can mix and match questions from those two sets and create a new paper. The final option is for schools to prepare their own question paper adhering to the weightage pattern given by CBSE. In case schools create their own question paper, a copy has to be emailed to CBSE within a week of the exam, for quality control and verification.

Schools have been given the independence to design their own date sheet for school-based SA-II and hence the online delivery of question paper becomes vital. Now, schools can generate question papers just a day before or maybe on the day of the exam. The board-based SA-II starts from March 1 and many schools had planned to conduct school-based SA-II simultaneously, but with ITMS that won't be possible. ITMS question paper delivery will start only from March 11, thus forcing schools to plan their date sheet all over again.

The essence of school-based SA-II is that papers are evaluated in-house. Now, ITMS will provide the marking scheme as well as the basis on which teachers can evaluate the answer papers. The marking scheme will be available online from March 29 onwards for Std X.