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UGC NET 2021 examination: NTA postpones exams a week before the scheduled date
UGC NET 2021 examinations have been postponed by NTA. Candidates, who were expecting National Testing Agency (NTA) to release the admit card of the examinations, which was scheduled to take place from October 17th, have to wait more for their examination

UGC NET 2021 Examination: Candidates, who were expecting National Testing Agency (NTA) to release the admit card of the examinations, which was scheduled to take place from October 17th, have to wait more for their examination.
NTA on Saturday released a new notice, which states that the examinations for UGC NET December 2020 and June 2021 cycles, have been postponed for the indefinite period because of the clashes with other examinations on the very same dates. However, NTA ensured that the next dates will be announced shortly.

“Several requests have been received from candidates regarding the clash with some other major examinations. Hence NTA has decided to postpone the UGCNET December 2020 and June 2021 cycles to subsequent dates which will be announced shortly,” said NTA in a statement released on October 9th.
This is not the first time NTA have postponed the examination. Earlier, the examinations were scheduled to take place in March-April month of 2021, but due to COVID outbreaks in the country, NTA shifted the dates to June, which was again got postponed in September of 2021 due to the lockdowns across country. Given that all travel restrictions across country, the exam again got postponed in first week of October.
When candidates were hoping for the UGC NET 2021 examinations in October, National Testing Agency (NTA) rescheduled to October 17th and now again the NTA have postpone the examinations to indefinite time, citing that there were requests from students that the exam dates were clashing with other major examinations.
Education
CBSE Class 12 Economics exam over, check paper analysis, difficulty level
Students felt that the question paper was moderately difficult.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducted the Class 12th Economic exam today, March 17, 2023. The CBSE Class 12 economics paper was conducted from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. Students felt that the question paper was moderately difficult.
Economics Class 12 board exam comprised three sections- Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Indian Economic Development. The objective of the exam was to gauge students’ knowledge of economic concepts and their capacity to apply them in real-life situations.
The questions were a mix of theoretical and practical scenarios. The questions were from the syllabus but not completely direct as they required a good conceptual knowledge.
CBSE Class 12 Economics: Paper Analysis
According to Saurav Bhardwaj, a govt school student, an Economics paper contained many complicated questions. It was a challenging paper. Questions in macroeconomics were tricky, adding, that students who practiced the sample paper thoroughly would manage to score good marks.
Macro Economics part of the paper was a bit difficult, the rest of the paper was an average one, said Nidhi, a Class 12B student of SKV Khajuri Khas, who hopes to score good marks.
Neha Gulati, PGT Economics, DPS Indirapuram said, the Economics paper was moderate on the difficulty level, few questions were quite direct whereas few were comprehensive and application based. The question paper was as per the CBSE syllabus and in accordance with the CBSE sample paper, overall it was an analytical paper that required a thorough knowledge of the text.
According to Prerna Gandhi (PGT Commerce), KIIT World School, Gurugram both the sections in the paper were relatively easy. Regarding difficulty level, MCQ questions were not tricky but the questions were value-based. Section B was simple with direct answers. The paper was balanced and one who solved NCERT well could easily answer all questions.
She further said the paper was not at all lengthy. Case-based questions were easy and in the comfort zone of the students. There was no error found in the question paper. The paper consisted of questions ranging from easy to critical. The language was very easy and the proper reading of the question will make it accessible for the students, she added.
CBSE Class 12 Economics: Marking Scheme
- 20 Multiple Choice Questions type questions of 1 mark each.
- 4 Short Answer Questions type questions of 3 marks.
- 6 Short Answer Questions type questions of 4 marks each.
- 4 Long Answer Questions type questions of 6 marks each.
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CBSE Class 12 Biology board exam ends, check paper analysis
For some students, Section A was the most scoring while some found three marks questions difficult and case study-based questions a bit tricky.

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Thursday conducted the Biology exam for Class 12. The board exam was held from 10:30 to 1:30 pm and 15 minutes were given extra for reading the question paper.
The Class 12 biology exam was held for 70 marks and all questions were compulsory. The paper was divided into five sections with a total of 33 questions.
CBSE Class 12 Biology: Paper Analysis
According to the majority of students, the paper was moderate. For some students, Section A was the most scoring while some found three marks questions difficult and case study-based questions a bit tricky.
One of the students said the difficulty level of the paper was moderate. Students can easily score between 50-60 marks out of 70.
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DPS teacher Sonia Saraswat said it was a balanced question paper that was a mix of application and memory-based questions. The difficulty level was the same as that of the CBSE sample paper. Students found Assertion and reason questions a bit tricky, Sections B, C, and D were of moderate level and Section E had majorly direct questions. Students who had thoroughly prepared from NCERT will score well, she said.
Pooja Hoel, PGT Biology, MRG School said, the level of biology paper was moderate. MCQs were highly scoring, however, a few subjective questions were tricky and required critical thinking. The paper was structured as per CBSE guidelines only, but the overall paper required technical thinking and application.
CBSE Class 12 Biology: Marking Scheme
- Section A had 16 questions of 1 mark each.
- Section B had 5 questions of 2 marks each.
- Section C had 7 questions of 3 marks each.
- Section D had 2 case-based questions of 4 marks each.
- Section E had 3 questions of 5 marks each.
CBSE 12th Board Exams 2023 began on February 15, 2023 and will conclude on April 5, 2023. The next exam will be held tomorrow for Economics.
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CBSE Class 12 Maths Board: Paper analysis, difficulty level, marking scheme
According to the students’ reactions and expert analysis, the paper was moderate.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) 2023 conducted the Class 12 Maths board examination today. The exam started at 10:30 am today and concluded at 10:30 pm. The exam was based on the sample paper provided on the official website of CBSE.
CBSE Mathematics paper was divided into five sections. The total marks of the CBSE 2023 Maths theory exam are 80 marks.
CBSE Class 12 Maths: Analysis
According to the students’ reactions and expert analysis, the paper was moderate.
- The questions in the exam were mostly from the NCERT.
- All questions were from the syllabus and the questions related to the chapter matrix and vector were relatively of easy level.
- Students found Section A, consisting of MCQs, average in difficulty level and well-balanced.
- The questions related to the calculus part were also of moderate level and few of them were either directly from the book or from the previous year’s question paper.
- The short answer questions were mostly direct from the NCERT pattern and similar to previous year’s papers. Some students found the case study questions hard to solve.
CBSE Class 12 Maths: Paper Pattern
- Section A: 18 multiple choice and 2 Assertion-Reason questions of 1 mark each.
- Section B: 5 very short answer questions carrying 2 marks each.
- Section C: 6 short answer questions carrying 3 marks each.
- Section D: 4 long answer questions carrying 5 marks each.
- Section E: 3 source/case-based questions carrying 4 marks each.
CBSE Class 12 Maths: Marking Scheme Chapter-Wise
Units | Marks |
Relations and Functions | 8 |
Algebra | 10 |
Calculus | 35 |
Vectors and Three – Dimensional Geometry | 14 |
Linear Programming | 5 |
Probability | 8 |
Total | 80 |
Internal Assessment | 20 |
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