(a) whether the Government has any plan to introduce similar set of papers for students
of XII standard from the academic session 2014-15 in Mathematics and Science subjects
conducted by various boards in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which the same set of papers are likely to be introduced in all subjects
and all boards?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SHASHI THAROOR)
(a)to(c):The Ministry of Human Resource Development had set up a Committee in the Central
Board of Secondary Education to address issues relating to examination reforms. The
Committee in its meeting held on the 28th June, 2012 asked the Council of Boards of
School Education in India (COBSE) to constitute a Sub-committee for developing a Common
Design of Question Papers on Mathematics and Science (Physics, Chemistry and Biology)
for the benefit of all its member-boards. The sub-committee has finalized the common
design of the Question Paper in Mathematics and Science and the same is proposed to be
implemented from the year 2013-14 in Class XI. The decision for introduction of the
common design of the Question Paper in Class XII would depend on the feed-back of the
pilot of Class XI and subject to the acceptance of all the state education boards.