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A `lengthy but easy' opening for Class XII Board exams

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Most students find Physics paper easier than in pre-Board examination

GOOD LUCK: Students pray before the start of the CBSE Class 12th Board examination at one of the centres in New Delhi on Thursday. Photo: S Subramanium

NEW DELHI: Students of Class XII began their tryst with the Central Board of Secondary Education examinations on Thursday morning with many of them finding the Physics paper "lengthy but easy". Most students thought the question paper was application-based and easier than their pre-Board examinations.

"The paper was very easy but a little lengthy. I missed a three-mark question. Nothing was out of syllabus. Most questions were from the NCERT book," said Arth Acharya, a student of Army Public School at Dhaula Kuan.

His schoolmate Mandira Singh said it was a "good start" to the Board examinations. "I could see a lot of smiling faces after the exam got over. It was a good and pleasant paper. The five-markers were direct questions. It wasn't tough at all, but there was one section that was a little tricky. But you could crack those questions if you got the basic concepts right. As for the paper being too long, it all depends on how you time everything," she said.

On the other hand, there were a handful of students who found the paper "extremely" tough.

"Though I managed to finish my paper, most of my friends were complaining that they couldn't attempt all the questions. The paper was also difficult. The pattern too was different from the CBSE sample papers we had been practising," complained Prateek Dimri of Tagore International School.

The examinees were also happy with the "cool-off" time introduced last year. Students are given the question paper along with the answer-books at 10-15 a.m., a good 15 minutes before the start of the examination.

"The cool-off time prior to the exam was very relaxing. We read the instructions and question paper properly. It gave us ample time to revise our formulae and plan our paper," said Khushboo Chauhan of Hill Grove Public School.

No untoward incident or malpractices were reported from any of the 386 examination centres across the Capital where the Physics paper was held on Thursday, said CBSE Controller of Examinations M. C. Sharma.

Early in the morning, students were seen doing their last-minute revisions and discussing formulae and derivations with their friends outside the examination centres. Parents also accompanied many students to the centres.

Though most were slightly nervous, all in all the students appeared confident and all geared up.

"I revised my syllabus and closed my books at 9-30 last night. I chatted with my friends on the phone and listened to some good music. I don't believe in studying till the very end. There should be ample time to rejuvenate yourself before the exams!" said Vidhi Govila.

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