CBSE has proposed to conduct the Pre Announced Test (PAT) for the 2014 board exams for all subjects in class X and selected subjects in class XII.
 
The purpose of the new format is to bring about a change in the learning process inside a classroom and make students creative.
 
The idea is that four months before the board exam, students will be familiarized with concepts that will come in the exams. Students would only need to adapt themselves to the new approach.