One of the worst years that I ever had to encounter was class XI. Just
after passing out of class X and opting for science stream I heard that
the CISCE board had decided to make some changes to the education
system. The earlier system, consisting of three unit tests with 10
marks in each subject, and the two terminals with 30% and 40% weightage
respectively had been done away with. The new system consisted of three
terminals, each subject carrying 100 marks with weightage being 20%,
30% and 50% respectively. The first terminal took place barely two
months before we settled into class XI, resulting in disastrous marks.
The teachers, to complete the huge syllabus in time, took haphazard
classes and barely touched all the topics. Sometimes we had no idea of
what we were being taught! After a year of this hell, we finally
managed to scrape together enough marks in the final terminal to make a
decent overall result. Now class XII beckons. For all Class X students
waiting to get into class XI, my advice is "Be afraid, be very afraid".