As per CBSE Circular No. Acad-45/2023 dated 6th April, 2023 the theory part of 80 Marks of Question Paper will consist of :
40% - Competency Based Questions in the form of MCQs/case based/Source Based or any other type.
20% - Select Response Type Questions(MCQ).
40% - Constructed Response Short Answer/Long Answer Questions (as per existing pattern).
Blueprint of Accountancy Question Paper:
On the basis of Sample Paper issued by CBSE on 31st March 2023:
Though Actual Blueprint issued by CBSE is not out, this blueprint has been made on the basis of Sample Paper for March 2024 Exams, issued by CBSE:
This sample paper contains 34 Questions:
- Question Nos. 1 to 16 and 27 to 30 carries 1 mark each.
- Questions Nos. 17 to 20, 31 and 32 carries 3 marks each.
- Questions Nos. from 21, 22 and 33 carries 4 marks each
- Questions Nos. from 23 to 26 and 34 carries 6 marks each
- Question No. 1 to 26 are from Partnership Accounting and Company Accounts
- Question No. 27 to 34 are from Analysis of Financial Statements.
- An internal choice has been provided in 7 questions of one mark, 2 questions of three marks, 1 question of four marks and 2 questions of six marks.
Accounting for Partnership Firm and Companies:
(11+5*) Qs x 1 M = 16 M
(2+2*) Qs x 3 M = 12 M
(2) Qs x 4 M = 8 M
(2+2*)Qs x 6M = 24 M
Total = 60 Marks
Analysis of Financial Statements:
(2+2*) Qs x 1 M = 4 M
(2) Qs x 3 M = 6 M
(1*) Q x 4 M = 4 M
(1 )Q x 6M = 6 M
Total = 20 Marks
Grand Total = 80 M
Q- Questions, M- Marks, * - Questions involving internal choice.
Chapter wise Marks Distribution in the CBSE Sample Paper'2023-24
Unit wise Marks Distribution can be checked in Syllabus.
It is very important here to note that Board expects students to read and understand the books thoroughly, specially NCERT books. Most of the students think that all these will be MCQs with given options from which answer will be easily found but it is not like that.
MCQ type Questions can further be based on:
- True/false type.
- Fill in the blanks with options.
- Complete the sentence.
- Correct the sentence.
- Identification of a concept/term/process etc.
- Correct the sequence of steps in a process.
- Match the columns etc.
- Case study questions
- Source Based questions
- Assertion Reasoning questions
For Accountancy, students should not think that there will be theory questions only rather there can be detailed and numerical type questions for which solution must be shown in the form of working note, only then writing the answer to that particular question.
Actual pattern can be seen only in Sample Question Papers issued by C.B.S.E.