CBSE Class 12 Economics 2015 examination guidance

As you are aware, CBSE has re-drawn a new blue print for its forthcoming board examination. We would like to highlight that the question paper design will be based on the blue print given in the Curriculum Booklet for 2015. It is important to re-iterate the following:

1. There will be 29 questions in all.
2. There break-up of the number of questions is as follows:
   1. 8 questions of 1 mark each
   2. 8 questions of 3 marks each
   3. 5 questions of 4 marks each
   4. 8 questions of 6 marks each
   5. Microeconomics and macroeconomics will have equal weightage of 50 marks each.
   6. The unit wise break up will be as follows:

                Part A: Introductory Microeconomics

                1. Introduction                                                                                    6

                2. Consumer's Equilibrium and Demand                                                    16

                3. Producer Behaviour and Supply                                                           16

                4. Forms of Market and Price Determination under perfect competition with      12

                    simple applications

                Part B: Introductory Macroeconomics

                5. National Income and Related Aggregates                                               15

                6. Money and Banking                                                                          8

                7. Determination of Income and Employment                                            12

                8. Government Budget and the Economy                                                  8

                9. Balance of Payments                                                                       7

1. The typology of the questions will be as follows:
   1. Remembering                                  25%
   2. Understanding                                  25%
   3. Application                                      20%
   4. Higher Order Thinking                        20%
   5. Multidisciplinary & Evaluation               10%

(for question-wise break up under each typology, please refer to the Curriculum Manual)

Please note that this is a divergence from previous years, as earlier application, HOTS and value based questions were of a smaller percentage.

1. Given the above parameters, it must be noted that the break-up of questions will not be equal across Microeconomics and macroeconomics.
2. Further, it must be noted that the sample paper is only indicative. The number of questions in the Microeconomics and Macroeconomics sections may actually change in the board examination but all other parameters will remain the same.
3. There will be an internal choice in one question in the 3, 4 and 6 mark questions in both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.