The SSLC examinations in Tamil Nadu will begin on March 27th. A concern for the examinees is the Mathematics paper which will have a new format and a set of questions that will be different from the previous years. The examination is scheduled for the 5th of April.
The State Education Department has sent a circular to all schools stating that Section A of the paper will have 15 one mark questions that will be out of the textbook. Section B contains the questions that are 2 marks each. The circular said that Question 30 will be out of the book. Earlier, it was a �creative question�, but to make up for its, two other questions from Q. 16 to Q 29 will be �creative�. Similarly, Section C�s Question 40 which was originally a �creative� question will be from the book and two others in the section will be �creative�. Earlier, subjects such as algebra and coordinates had �creative� questions, but it will now cover all the topics.
Many feel that the new format of question paper will help students score better this time.