SCHOOL-LEVEL EXAM (JUNIOR AND SENIOR)

There will be only one examination for a total of one hour thirty minutes duration at school level with 100 multiple choice questions, each weighted for one mark. Examination will consist of Two Segments viz. Section-A (comprising of 40 questions from study material Indian Contributions to Science; Life story of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray & India’s Freedom Struggle & Science to be provided by Vijnana Bharati) & Section-B (comprising of 60 questions based on the Text Books of NCERT Curriculum & Logic and Reasoning (open source)). The examination will be conducted separately for Junior Group (class VI to VIII) and for Senior Group (class IX to XI).

Evaluation of students will be based on their individual performance at each level. The examination will be conducted in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Bengali, Odia and Assamese (major regional languages).

THE PATTERN OF QUESTION PAPER:

Content

Junior and Senior (Classes VI to XI)

Number of Questions

100

Marks

100*

Structure of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions [1 Mark each]

Segments

Section A

40 questions from 1) Indian Contributions to Science; 2) Life story of Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray & 3) India’s Freedom Struggle & ScienceA

Section B

60 questions from 1) Text Books of NCERT Curriculum & 2) Logic and Reasoning (open source)

Duration (90 minutes)

Section A

30 Minutes (40 Questions, 40 Marks)

Section B

60 Minutes (60 Questions, 60 Marks)

Qualifying Criterion

Answers of Section-B will be checked only if a student secures equal or more than 50% (i.e. equal to or more than 20 Marks) in Section-A.

* Answers of Section-B will be evaluated only if a student secures equal to or more than 50% (i.e., equal to or more than 20 Marks) in Section-A. The final merit list to identify participants for State Level Camp would be prepared on the basis of total marks scored in both segments namely Section-A & Section-B. In case, if there is tie in rankings, marks obtained in Section-A will be the deciding one.