CBSE Class 12th Exam Chemistry Analysis: ‘Tricky MCQs, simple numerical questions’

CBSE Class 12 Chemistry: The direct questions were found to be easy and the competency-based questions were of average level.

CBSE Class 12 chemistry exam analysis by students and teachers (file image/ representative)

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on February 27 conducted the chemistry paper of Class 12. The paper was simple and well-balanced, say experts. The difficulty level of the CBSE 2024 chemistry Class 12 questions was moderate.

According to Neelima Kamrah, principal of KIIT World School, Gurugram, the paper adhered to the prescribed curriculum, providing a fair assessment of the students’ preparedness.

“The inclusion of numerical questions to test analytical ability is commendable. It added a dimension to the exam that assesses not just theoretical knowledge but also the application of concepts,” the principal said.

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Pahal Agarwal from Shiv Nadar School Noida who appeared for the chemistry exam today said that the paper was as expected and did not have any unseen questions and conversions were easy.

As per Mayank Agnihotri, PGT chemistry, VidyaGyan School Sitapur, the question paper followed the pattern provided in the CBSE sample paper, balanced, and based entirely on the NCERT curriculum.

“All the questions were direct and numerical calculations were simple and required very little effort. The case study-based questions were easy to answer,” he added.

However, Alok Bansal, PGT chemistry, Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad said that students found MCQs a little tricky. He also added that questions on case studies were direct and students found the paper balanced. The direct questions were found to be easy and the competency-based questions were of average level.

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Most of the questions were repeated from previous year’s papers, Sapna Singh, chemistry subject teacher at Billabong High International School, Malad (Mumbai) said adding that questions from the inorganic and organic chemistry sections were relatively easy and were taken straight from the NCERT books and previous year question papers.

Prateek Gupta Student Modern Public School, Shalimar Bagh analysed the CBSE Class 12 chemistry exam as manageable and the questions assessed a comprehensive understanding of the subject.

Amit Shukla from Sitapur’s VidyaGyan School said that the numerical questions in the question paper were fewer and based on direct formulas with simple calculations. “Inorganic questions were very basic. Organic chemistry questions were simple and from NCERT textbook,” the student added.