Bihar Board introduces innovative exam pattern for Matriculation and Intermediate Annual Exams 2024

Patna: In a groundbreaking move, the Bihar School Examination Committee (Bihar Board) has unveiled a new examination pattern for the upcoming Matriculation and Intermediate Annual Examinations 2024. The board released model papers and question papers for all subjects, showcasing a unique approach to testing students’ knowledge.
The model papers, available on the Bihar Board website https://biharboardonline.bihar.gov.in, reveal that the number of questions in terms of options has been doubled. Although twice as many questions will be presented in all sections, students are only required to answer half of them. This change applies to both Inter and Matriculation examinations.
For the Matriculation Annual Examination-2023, scheduled from 15 to 23 February, over 14.5 lakh candidates are expected to participate. Similarly, the Inter-annual examination is set to run from 1st to 12th February, with around 13 lakh candidates taking part.
In the science subject of Matriculation, a total of 110 questions will be asked. While there are 80 objective questions, students need to answer only 40. The short answer questions amount to 24, with students required to answer 15 of them. Additionally, six long answer questions are provided, and students must choose to respond to four. The same concept applies to other subjects.
Objective questions will carry one mark, short answer questions will carry two marks, and long answer questions will carry five marks each. For example, Physics paper in Inter will be of 70 marks, with 96 questions. In Section B, 20 short answer questions and six long answer questions are presented, and students must respond to 10 short answer questions and three long answer questions.
In all subjects, candidates will receive an additional 15 minutes to read the questions. A total of 138 questions will be asked in the examination of 100 marks. In Section ‘A’, comprising 100 objective questions, students must answer any 50 questions. In Section ‘B’, 30 short answer questions will be presented, and students must answer 15. Additionally, out of eight long answer questions, students need to respond to any four.