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Maharashtra to Goa: Top 5 toughest board exams in India

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State board exams

In certain Indian states, the question papers for the 10th and 12th board exams are designed with questions that range from difficult to moderate.

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PARAKH

PARAKH, a standard-setting organization under NCERT, has evaluated the English and Mathematics question papers from 17 school education boards across the country.
 

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Five states

The report shows five states known for setting the toughest question papers in board exams: Tripura, Maharashtra, Goa, Chhattisgarh, and West Bengal.
 

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Tripura

As per PARAKH's report, the Tripura Board of Secondary Education had the highest proportion of 'difficult' questions at 66.6%, making it the state with the toughest board exams.
 

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Maharashtra

Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education had the second highest proportion of 'difficult' questions at 53.57%. 
 

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State board exams

It was followed by the Goa Board (44.66%), Chhattisgarh Board (44.44%), and the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (33.33%).
 

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Chhattisgarh

In Chhattisgarh board exams, the proportion of 'easy' questions in the exams were relatively higher at 47.62%.
 

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Goa

In Goa Board exams, all questions were either 'difficult' or 'medium' level, with 55.34% being 'medium'. 
 

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Maharashtra

In Maharashtra, the distribution of 'easy,' 'difficult,' and 'medium' questions was equal.

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