Bengaluru: How to crack the boards? Learn it from last year’s toppers.Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) has made accessible to the public the answer scripts of students who secured full marks in each subject in last year’s SSLC and II PU exams. The answer scripts — with the student details masked — have been uploaded under the website’s student corner.The answer scripts of three students have been uploaded per subject. The exam board took a similar step back in 2019 before choosing to discontinue it thereafter.“The answer scripts are samples of good papers. They will also give students motivation to strive for the best,” said an official.Apart from making the answer scripts public, the department of school education and literacy is taking other steps to improve results. This time, there will be three, not two, preparatory exams for SSLC and two for II PU. The exam papers will be framed by KSEAB, and may be accessed by school heads through their login and distributed to students on exam day. The SSLC preparatory exams are expected in the first and last weeks of Jan, and in Feb. Students will get around 20 days to prepare after the final preparatory exam.Additionally, the board has hosted multiple sample question papers on its website, the previous year’s question papers and answer keys, the blueprint of the question paper detailing many marks are allotted for each chapter, and other learning material.For II PU students, the scheme of evaluation has also been specified. Similarly, components for the practical exams have been specified. The school education department also plans to make KSEAB active on social media to increase its reach to students.The SSLC exams will be held from March 18 to April 2, while the II PU exams are scheduled for Feb 28 to March 17. This year’s exams come with a lot of changes, including a lower pass mark (33 as against 35) and the inclusion of internal marks for calculating the final score. Private candidates can register for the exam online.
