CBSE Class 12 Term-1 Chemistry Exam Analysis: Section B rated difficult, paper based on NCERT

Anshu Mittal, Principal, MRG School, Rohini, said, “Chemistry paper was found to be of moderate to easy difficulty.  There were some difficult questions in Section-B. All the questions were from the syllabus and based on the sample paper provided by the CBSE. With practice done through sample papers and pre-board exams, students were happy with their performance.”

“The exam was pretty easy with a few ambiguous and tricky questions. The paper required a thorough understanding of the intricate concepts present in the NCERT. The paper went well for me,” said Aditya Hubli, class 12 student, JAIN International Residential School, (JIRS), Bengaluru.

Teachers said that the paper was moderately easy to attempt. However, section B was difficult. Section A was scoring as compared to section B. Organic chemistry covered more as compared to physical and inorganic chemistry. The case-based question was found to be a little tricky from the average student point of view.

Anshu Arora, Principal, Amity International School, Sector 43, Gurugram, said that the paper was a mix of all types of questions, which made it well-balanced.

“For a change, the chemistry paper was straight from NCERT and as per the latest CBSE pattern. It had good conceptual questions and numerical questions. The easy, average and HOTS (high order thinking skill) questions were in the right proportion. Students found the paper good and were able to attempt the questions satisfactorily,” Arora said.

The questions were strictly based on the CBSE syllabus and based on the NECRT pattern. Most of the questions were based on the CBSE sample papers, said Naman Jain, Education Policy Expert, and Director Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad.

“Question no. 32 had a high level of difficulty. Some of the children had left the question as there were others given in the question paper.  Students were able to solve and complete the paper on time. There was no problem with constraints,” Jain added.