Matric students appear Test exam in new pattern

BHUBANESWAR: Matric students of different schools under the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) in the State on Wednesday appeared Test examination in new format.

According to the new format, the students were given 100 marks for a subject (objective and subjective 50 marks each). For the first time, the students appeared examinations having optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets which were introduced by the BSE for better evaluation.

The question pattern was designed by the Odisha State Secondary Teachers Association (OSSTA). On the first day, the students sat in the examination for MIL (Odia).

Though the board had already given sample booklets for practice, students said, the Test examination would fill confidence among the students. “This test will help the matric students to be acquainted with the question pattern and inspire them to do better in the final examination in February,” said BSE official sources.