Cbse class 9 10 curriculum 2019 for science and maths

CBSE Class 9 & 10 Curriculum 2019 for Science and Maths

Changes and modifications in weightage and paper pattern

By 01st Apr, 2019 | 05:12 pm

Stepping into the academic year 2019–20, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced a number of changes and has made modifications in the curriculum for Science and Mathematics for Class 9 and 10.

Refer to the tables below to get a fair idea of the paper pattern and the changes which have been made.

Paper Pattern – Science

	OLD PATTERN			NEW PATTERN
	Type of Questions	No of Questions	Total Marks	Type of Questions	No of Questions	Total Marks
Questions	VSA (1M)	2	2	MCQ (Assertion & Reasoning) (1M)	20	20
	SA I (2M)	3	6	SA (3M)	10	30
	SA II (3M)	10	30	LA (5M)	6	30
	LA (5M)	6	30
	PBQ (2M)	6	12
	Total	27	80	Total Questions	36	80
Typology of Questions	Remembering, Understanding, Application, HOTS, Evaluation			Understanding, Application, Analysing and Evaluation, Creation

Paper Pattern – Maths

	OLD PATTERN			NEW PATTERN
	Type of Questions	No of Questions	Total Marks	Type of Questions	No of Questions	Total Marks
Questions	VSA (1M)	6	6	MCQ (Assertion & Reasoning) (1M)	20	20
	SA I (2M)	6	12	SA I (2M)	6	12
	SA II (3M)	10	30	SA II (3M)	8	24
	LA (4M)	8	32	LA (4M)	6	24
	Total	30	80	Total Questions	40	80
Typology of Questions	Remembering, Understanding, Application, HOTS, Evaluation			Remembering, Understanding, Application, Analysing and Evaluation, Creation

Key Observations for Science & Mathematics:

There is no change in the unit-wise weightage of marks.
There are no changes made in the syllabus for both theory and practicals.
Objective-type MCQs (Assertion & Reasoning) have been introduced.
There will be no separate practical-based questions (PBQs).
‘Analysing and Evaluation’ and ‘Creation’ are new question types.
Major changes have been made in the design of the question paper and in the exam paper pattern.