CBSE Open Text Based Assessment (CBSE OTBA)

Open Text-based Assessment (OTBA) in the subjects of Geography, Economics and Biology of Class XI

1. The Annual Examination in these subjects of Class XI will be conducted by the schools as per the past practice.
2. The Question papers will be developed by the teachers as per the syllabus and question paper design prescribed by the Board.
3. The Question papers in these subjects will have an OTBA section of 10 marks based on one of the open text materials supplied by the Board.
4. The questions for the OTBA section will be supplied by the CBSE through Integrated Test Management System (ITMS) in the months of February/March 2014.
5. With the inclusion of OTBA section of 10 marks the weightings of marks assigned to various
   units of the Geography, Biology and Economics Syllabus will proportionately reduce as shown
   below: 

6. Biology (044) - Class XI (2013-14)
   Theory-one paper 70 Marks		3 Hours
   UNIT	Title	Marks
   1	Diversity of Living Organisms	06 Marks
   2	Structural Organisations in Plants and Animals	10 Marks
   3	Cell: Structure and Functions	12 Marks
   4	Plant Physiology	16 Marks
   5	Human Physiology	16 Marks
   		60 Marks
   	Open Text-based Assessment	10 Marks

    

7. Economics (030) - Class XI (2013-14)
   One paper - 3 Hours	90 Marks
   Part A: Statistics for Economics
   Unit 1 Introduction	(Unit 1 + Unit 2 )
   Unit 2 Collection, Organisation and Presentation of Data	13 Marks
   Unit 3 Statistical Tools and Interpretation	27 Marks
   	40 Marks
   Part B: Indian Economic Development
   Unit 4 Development Experience (1947-90) 08	8 Marks
   and Economic Reforms since 1991 08	8 Marks
   Unit 5 Current Challenges facing Indian Economy 18	18 Marks
   Unit 6 Development experience of India-A Comparison with neighbours	6 Marks
   	40 Marks
   Open Text-based Assessment	10 Marks

    

 

Geography (029) - Class XI (2013-14)
One Theory Paper 3 Hours	70 Marks
Part A. Fundamentals of Physical Geography	25 (Marks)
Unit-1: Geography as a discipline
Unit-2: The Earth
Unit-3: Landforms
Unit-4: Climate
Unit-5: Water (Oceans) Unit-6: Life on the Earth
Unit-7: Map and diagram 5 (Marks)
Part B. India-Physical Environment	25 (Marks)
Unit-8: Introduction
Unit-9: Physiography
Unit-10: Climate, vegetation and soil
Unit-11: Natural hazards and Disasters
Unit-12: Map and Diagram 5 (Marks)
Open Text-based Assessment	10 (Marks)