With the number of std IX students failing to secure a minimum of 25 per cent marks in their final exams in their maths and science papers rising this year, city-based schools are a worried lot.

CBSE Class 9 Maths Competency Based Questions: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 9 exam for the 2024-25 academic year are about to start and it time that students prepare well.