CBSE Class 12th Business Studies Paper Review: Lengthy case studies draw flak from students

CBSE Class 12th Business Studies Paper Review: The Class 12th Business Studies Paper comprised of 25 questions. Most of the questions were based on chapters like marketing management, controlling and financial market, in contrast with the past year papers.

CBSE Class 12th Business Studies Paper Review: The exam pattern too was slightly tweaked as compared to the past trends, with more options in choice based questions. (Getty images)

CBSE Class 12th Business Studies Paper was convened by the Central Board of Secondary Education today i.e. Thursday, 14^th March 2019, and though the paper can be called moderately easy and set from the NCERT book, the lengthy and tricky case studies made average students struggling to chase the timeline whilst maintaining the desired quality in their answers. The Class 12th Business Studies Paper comprised of 25 questions. Most of the questions were based on chapters like marketing management, controlling and financial market, in contrast with the past year papers. The exam pattern too was slightly tweaked as compared to the past trends, with more options in choice based questions. The case studies were indirect and tricky, and students had to spend time in clearly understanding the same, draw conclusion and arrive at their answer. The CBSE Class 12^th Business Studies paper today could be called a mixed bag of direct, conceptual and application based questions. Despite, the brainy case studies and slight change in the exam pattern, students who had practiced application based questions seemed hopeful of scoring high marks in the Business Studies paper 2019. CBSE Class 12th Business Studies Paper – Exam Pattern: Section A – 8 Questions – 1 Mark Each – Total 8 Marks Section B – 5 Questions – 3 Marks Each – Total 15 Marks Section C – 6 Questions – 4 Marks Each – Total 24 Marks Section D – 3 Questions – 5 Marks Each – Total 15 Marks Section E – 3 Questions – 6 Marks Each – Total 18 Marks Total Questions 25 – Total Marks 80