Nervousness before entering the examination hall turned into relief and confidence for several students who appeared for the Class 10 and 12 board examinations on Tuesday. Many described the question papers as easy to moderate and largely based on the NCERT syllabus.
The board examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education began across the country on Tuesday. The Class 10 exams will conclude on March 10, while the Class 12 exams will end on April 10.
Omisha Dhondiyal from Air Force Bal Bharati School, who appeared for the Class 10 Standard Mathematics paper, said her anxiety eased once she went through the question paper.
“There was a lot of nervousness before the exam, but during the reading time I felt confident. The paper was easier compared to last year and I finished it before time, which gave me enough opportunity to revise,” she said.
A Class 12 student from the same school who appeared for the Biotechnology paper said that most of the questions were theoretical. “The paper was easier than last year. Most questions were directly from the textbook and theory-based, which made them easier to answer,” he said.
Nishtha, a Class 10 student from Delhi Public School, described the paper as straightforward. “Most of the questions were directly from NCERT and the case-study questions were simple. I was nervous at first, but the paper turned out to be manageable,” she said.
Ocean, a Class 12 student who received Set 2 of the question paper, said that even the multiple-choice questions were not tricky this time. “MCQs are usually tough, but this year they were easy. Overall, the paper was NCERT-based and doable. We had sufficient time to attempt all questions,” the student said.
Several students expressed that the relatively easy paper helped them begin their board examinations on a positive note, with some confidently expecting scores above 90 marks.
