he Central Board of secondary Education (CBSE) is conducting a Problem Solving Assessment (PSA) exam for Class 9 and Class 11 students from 10 am to 12 noon on November 20, 2014.
The PSA exam was introduced in the last year as a pen-paper based test to evaluate the verbal communication, critical thinking, analytical reasoning, creative thinking and decision making skills amongst the school students.
This year, the CBSE PSA question paper will have 60 multiple-choice questions (MCQ) and will be of a total of 60 marks instead of 90 marks which was the total score of the last year exam. It will be conducted in English or Hindi. The paper will have three sections:
Language Conventions, it carries questions of Grammar and Usage, Vocabulary in Context, and Passage Completion.
Qualitative Reasoning, which will carry questions on Generic Thinking Skills like coding-decoding, patterns etc; and Passage-based MCQs to evaluate Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS).
Quantitative Reasoning, which will carry questions on Basic Mathematical Concepts and Practices, and Passage-based MCQs that will be based on advances of Science & Technology and other areas of interest.
According to CBSE this PSA exam is compulsory for all Class 9 and Class 11 students. The students of class 10 and 12 who wish to appear for the PSA exam in order to improve their last year score are also allowed to do so.
PSA score will be counted towards FA4 assessment for Class 9 students. For the students of class 11 a separate certificate will be issued for the PSA exam by CBSE.
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