Economics

Note to Economics teachers and students (class XII) for the Board Examination to be held in March 2017

Dear Teachers,Students

As you are aware, CBSE has re-drawn a new blue print for its forthcoming board examination. We would like to highlight that the question paper design will be based on the blue print given in the Curriculum Booklet for 2015. It is important to re-iterate the following:

  1. There will be 29 questions in all.
  2. There break-up of the number of questions is as follows:
    1. 8 questions of 1 mark each
    2. 8 questions of 3 marks each
    3. 5 questions of 4 marks each
    4. 8 questions of 6 marks each
  3. Microeconomics and macroeconomics will have equal weightage of 50 marks each.
  4. The unit wise break up will be as follows:

Part A: Introductory Microeconomics

  1. Introduction                                                                                                                                6
  2. Consumer’s Equilibrium and Demand                                                                                 16
  3. Producer Behaviour and Supply                                                                                             16
  4. Forms of Market and Price Determination under perfect competition with               12

simple applications

 

                Part B: Introductory Macroeconomics

  1. National Income and Related Aggregates                                          15
  2. Money and Banking                                                                                  8
  3. Determination of Income and Employment                                      12
  4. Government Budget and the Economy                                                 8
  5. Balance of Payments                                                                                 7

 

  1. The typology of the questions will be as follows:
    1. Remembering                                                                            25%
    2. Understanding                                                                          25%
    3. Application                                                                                20%
    4. Higher Order Thinking                                                            20%
    5. Multidisciplinary & Evaluation                                               10%

(for question-wise break up under each typology, please refer to the Curriculum Manual)

Please note that this is a divergence from previous years, as earlier application, HOTS and value based questions were of a smaller percentage.

  1. Given the above parameters, it must be noted that the break-up of questions will not be equal across Microeconomics and macroeconomics.
  2. Further, it must be noted that the sample paper is only indicative. The number of questions in the Microeconomics and Macroeconomics sections may actually change in the board examination but all other parameters will remain the same.
  3. There will be an internal choice in one question in the 3, 4 and 6 mark questions in both Microeconomics and Macroeconomics.