Open Text-based Assessment for Class XI, March 2014

In continuation with the circulars cited above, the following may please be noted with regard to Open 

Text-based Assessment (OTBA) in the subjects of Geography, Economics and Biology of Class XI: 

1. The Annual Examination in these subjects of Class XI will be conducted by the schools as per the past practice. 

2. The Question papers will be developed by the teachers as per the syllabus and question paper design prescribed by the Board. 

3. The Question papers in these subjects will have an OTBA section of 10 marks based on one of the open text materials supplied by the Board. 

4. The questions for the OTBA section will be supplied by the CBSE through Integrated Test Management System (ITMS) in the months of February/March 2014. 

5. With the inclusion of OTBA section of 10 marks the weightings of marks assigned to various units of the Geography, Biology and Economics Syllabus will proportionately reduce as shown in the attached link :

http://www.cbseacademic.in/web_material/Circulars/2013/78_OTBA.pdf