What will be the pattern of question paper in Proficiency Test?

The duration of the test in every subject will be 2% hours.
Question paper in every subject will carry 100 marks
All questions will be of multiple choice type with only single correct answer.
The test will be based on classes IX-X syllabus in the subject prescribed by CBSE
The typology of questions will be different from the type of questions asked in conventional final examination conducted by the Board at the end of Class-X. The test will not include any direct recall, information-based or memory -based questions. It will only include questions to assess students' skills and abilities to apply understanding of concepts to analyse a given situation or an unfamiliar everyday life problem.
The total number of questions may vary from one subject to another.
The questions included in the question paper will be of varying difficulty level.
Negative marks will be awarded for wrong answers

Editor answered 11 years ago