India, Feb. 22 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is considering trials of Open-Book Examination (OBE) in select schools for classes 9 to 12 this year as part of the new national curriculum framework (NCF) recommendations of adopting innovative assessment methods, officials familiar with the development said, while emphasising that there is no such plan to adopt the OBE format in board examinations.

The proposal was discussed during the curriculum committee meeting of CBSE in November last year, officials said.

"The plan to carry out an OBE pilot in some schools was discussed as a part of the NCF recommendations. It could be used in internal exams to promote innovative thinking among students. However, it is only in an i...