Education
Class 10 CBSE Science paper moderate and balanced, say teachers
The CBSE Class 10 Science board exam for Term 1 was held today and as per reports, the paper was of moderate difficulty, NCERT-based and balanced. The paper also included a few questions based on the activities.
This was the second major exam of CBSE Class 10 and the Term 1 papers are being held in MCQ format with OMR sheets being supplied to students.
It is unsure if CBSE will share the Class 10 Science noard exam answer keys officially. However, many coaching institutes and educators have already done the same.
CBSE Class 10 Science board exam paper analysis
“The Science exam paper was well-balanced and as per the CBSE weightage. The board exam paper tested the conceptual understanding and critical thinking skills of the learners,” says Vishakha Pathak, PGT Biology, Shiv Nadar School (Noida).
“It had a mix of questions from all topics/concepts and difficulty levels,” she adds.
“While there were a couple of indirect questions, they were based on the concepts mentioned in NCERTs and students should be able to solve them after some thought,” says Rachna Arora, PGT Physics, Shiv Nadar School (Noida).
“The CBSE Class 10 Science paper questions were designed to gauge the application and interpretations of the concepts learned,” she adds.
Education
As many as six new nursing colleges to be functional in Haryana soon
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.