The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has scheduled the ICSE English Literature 2021-2022 semester 1 exam on November 30, 2021. Revised timetable for the 10th standard ICSE board has been uploaded on the official website at cisce.org. With only a few hours left for the commencement of the exam, it is advisable to go through the Specimen papers released by the council. Additionally, students must check all the topics covered in the syllabus and make note of repetitive questions asked in the previous year’s question paper. Despite the speculations that emerged before for the mode of examinations, it was later on concluded that the ICSE exams will be held in the offline pen and paper-based mode. The duration of the examination will be 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Recalling the new rule of the CISCE, to conduct two-semester exams from 2021-2022 onwards, the council has released a bifurcated syllabus. According to the notification, the test will be conducted for 40 marks. Questions will be framed on comprehension-based short answers and long answer-type questions. These are mainly based on novels and various poems included in the ICSE curriculum. The decision of cutting down some parts from the syllabus has been taken referring to the questionable circumstance prevailing in the nation because of Covid-19.
For the students who are searching for the ICSE English Literature syllabus, specimen paper, and previous year question papers, here is a comprehensive table from where one can find everything they need.
| ICSE English Literature Syllabus | Click Here |
| ICSE English Literature Specimen Paper | Click Here |
| ICSE English Literature Previous Year Papers 2017 | Click Here |
| ICSE English Literature Previous Year Papers 2018 | Click Here |
| ICSE English Literature Previous Year Papers 2019 | Click Here |
Students can refer to the above-given resources to understand the exam pattern better and plan a strategy accordingly to score good in the ICSE English examination.
The ICSE 10th board English Literature paper will be conducted on November 30, 2021 in a single shift from 11 am to 12 pm. Hall tickets for the same have been issued by the respective schools earlier. Students will get extra 10 minutes to read the question paper and instructions mentioned on it carefully. Meanwhile, applicants are advised to process all the questions that they can solve easily before proceeding towards time consuming one’s. Solving previous year question papers will help student analyze their weak areas in the syllabus and help improve their solving speed. Specimen papers display the paper pattern framed in the exam. Students are advised to take all the precautionary measures and be calm during the exam hours.
