The Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) announced to conduct the annual examinations of secondary and senior secondary classes from April 20.
The BSEH has already reduced 30% syllabus of these exams on the lines of CBSE and the question paper will contain 50% multiple choice questions, said Dr Jagbir Singh, chairman of the board.
The practical examinations will be conducted before the written tests and time to solve question paper will be two-and-a-half hours.
The duration of the examination has been reduced from three hours to two-and-a-half-hours because of the introduction of 50% MCQs. The examination will conclude on May 31.
Dr Singh said due to the pandemic, the board examination has been delayed by about 45 days in order to give maximum time to the students for exam preparation. The results of these examinations will be declared in the first week of July. The BSEH will release the exam date sheet later.