Good details about CBSE OTBA
In the year 2013, CBSE OTBA (Central Board of Secondary Education) launched OTBA which is also known as Open Text Book Assessment. The assessment is only for the students studying in Class 9 and in Class 11.
Instead provide them with such golden opportunities where they make effective use of memory and acquire more and more skills of information processing.
The OTBA has been introduced as part of in Summative Assessment II only. Hence OTBA marks will not be part of Summative Assessment I and SA I will be of 90 Marks only.
The Board has been placing more importance on assessment of higher order thinking skills.
Hence recalling and remembering also plays a vital role in the teaching learning process. Knowledge of facts and events should be part of the teaching process and should be used as a base to acquire more in depth knowledge of information and skills.
OTBA is introduced only in two languages, Hindi and English of Class IX. Hence if in case the school does not teach in the aforesaid mediums then the teachers are free to take assessment in any subject of their choice in formative assessment/s.
OTBA will be of very much help even to the slow learners as through cooperative learning and teachers’ encouragement and guidance, all students will strive ahead to achieve expected levels of learning.
Why CBSE OTBA?
The main reason behind the introduction of CBSE Class 9 and Class 11 OTBA is to make the students get rid of the burden of mugging up of content given in their prescribed books.Instead provide them with such golden opportunities where they make effective use of memory and acquire more and more skills of information processing.
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| CBSE-OTBA |
The OTBA has been introduced as part of in Summative Assessment II only. Hence OTBA marks will not be part of Summative Assessment I and SA I will be of 90 Marks only.
The Board has been placing more importance on assessment of higher order thinking skills.
Hence recalling and remembering also plays a vital role in the teaching learning process. Knowledge of facts and events should be part of the teaching process and should be used as a base to acquire more in depth knowledge of information and skills.
OTBA is introduced only in two languages, Hindi and English of Class IX. Hence if in case the school does not teach in the aforesaid mediums then the teachers are free to take assessment in any subject of their choice in formative assessment/s.
OTBA will be of very much help even to the slow learners as through cooperative learning and teachers’ encouragement and guidance, all students will strive ahead to achieve expected levels of learning.
Lasy year’s Theme of OTBA
Subject & Code | Units/Themes | Theme for OTBA 2015 | Marks Distribution (valid for one theme) |
| English (101 & 184) | Environment/ Tourism | 1. India’s Tryst with Mars 2. The Cleaning-up Campaign sweeps across the Country | 5+5 |
| Hindi (002 & 185) | Education/ Health | 1. Swasthaya 2. Mangal par Bharat kaManglaaagman | 5+5 |
| Social Science | Unit 4: Chapter 3 Poverty as a Challenge | 1. A Story of Two Brothers 2. Living on the edge | 5+5 |
| Science (086/090) | Unit 4: Our Environment | 1. Understanding the Environment of Mars. 2. Clean India- We mean it! | 2+3+5 |
| Mathematics (041) | Unit 7 Statistics | 1. AtithidevoBhava 2. Empower to Learn | 3+3+4 |
Class 11 OTBA
Subject & Code | Units/Themes | Theme for OTBA 2015 | Marks Distribution (valid for one theme) |
| Economics (030) | Unit 5 Current Challenges | 1. Oil Pricing Policy in India 2. A Critical Analysis of Farmers’ Condition in Punjab | 5+5 |
| Geography (029) | Unit 4: Climate | 1. Good News from Antarctica: The Hole in the Ozone Layer is Shrinking! 2. Tropical Super Cyclone-Phailin, Disaster Preparedness and Response | 5+5 |
| Biology (044) | Unit I: Diversity in living organisms | 1. Quantifying Evidences of Sensitivity 2. Environmental Sanitation | 5+5 |
CBSE will extend its help to the schools in generating the Online Question Papers for the below mentioned subjects ONLY.
- English Communicative (Code No. 101)
- English Language & Literature (Code No. 184)
- Hindi Course A (Code No. 002)
- Hindi Course B (Code No. 085)
- Mathematics (Code No. 041)
- Science (Code No. 086)
- Social Science (Code No. 087)
- Communicative Sanskrit (Code No. 122)
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