The Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) has changed the Plus 2 science syllabus and examination pattern from the academic session 2023-24.
Following the approval of the Academic Committee and the Council, a notification in this regard has been issued to all the stakeholders of Higher Secondary Educations affiliated to CHSE, Odisha.
As per the notification, the Council has rationalized the syllabus in the subjects of physics, chemistry, and biology in accordance with CBSE, and it shall be applicable from the academic session 2023-24. In these subjects, the regular students shall appear n the Annual Higher Secondary Examination 2024 in rationalized syllabus. The rationalized syllabus is available in CHSE website: www. chseodisha.nic.in.
“All other subjects of science, arts, commerce and vocational streams shall remain unchanged for Annual Higher Secondary Examinations, 2024. In mathematics, the rationalized syllabus shall be applicable for the students of Class XI getting admission from the session 2023-24. However, the students of Class XII of the session 2023-24 who will appear in the Annual Higher Secondary Examination 2024 in the subject Mathematics shall appear the examination in old syllabus,” the notification further read.
“The syllabi in all subjects of arts and commerce streams, and all other subjects of science stream except physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology shall remain unchanged for 2023 admission batch. The syllabi of vocational stream for 2023 admission batch will be notified shortly. For the students of class XII who will appear in the Annual Higher Secondary Examination 2024, two Internal Tests have replaced the quarter-end examinations (three tests). Question pattern of internal Tests will be like that of Quarter-end Examinations conducted during the session 2022-2023,” it added.
Moreover, the Council will give 20% weightage to Internal Tests and 80% weightage to Annual/Instant Examination (both in theory and practical). The Council will issue guidelines and schedule for the conduct of the said Tests in due course of time.