In wake of Coronavirus, board and college exams had been postponed in various states and students of primary and secondary were given promotions. The Central government and few State governments have declared rescheduled dates for board exams along with the guidelines to be followed. Ministry of Human Resource Development is even creating a framework for the post-Covid academic session. Complete Coverage: Coronavirus
Crux of the Matter
HRD’s Declaration Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) announced that final exams will be conducted in July. The government said the health and safety of students are of utmost priority and thus social distancing, masks, and sanitizers will be common practices for conducting exams. Moreover, students will be able to give exams from the district they are in rather than going to the exam center in another district.
If the situation does not improve by July then for then, new dates or modes of conducting exams can be thought about but the exam will take place for final year students. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, HRD Minister
Following are some announcements made by Ministry of HRD:
Pending 10th and 12th boards exams to be conducted between 1-15 July
1st-year college students may get promoted if exams not conducted till July
2nd and 3rd- year students to get promotion on the basis of internal assessment (50%) and previous academic record (50%)
Final year college students have to appear for exams
However many students have raised concerns over conducting an exam during the pandemic. Some say that final exam is not possible with an incomplete syllabus. Furthermore, a lack of infrastructure to conduct and appear for an online exam is also a major concern. Delay in exams will also cause a delay in the issuance of Degrees.
Updates on Other Exams
JEE Mains and NEET to take place between 18-23 July, and JEE Advanced exams on 23 August
~11 lakh students to appear for JEE mains
~15 lakh students to appear for NEET
UPSC exam date to be announced on 5 June
CA exams to be conducted from 29 July to 16 August
SAT exam to be conducted in August, September, and October
GRE and GMAT have introduced home-based online exam under online surveillance of a trained human proctor from start to finish to maintain test security
Updates From Some States
Tamil Nadu board exams postponed to 15 June
Telangana SSC exams scheduled to begin from 8 June
Madhya Pradesh state board’s pending 12th board exams to be held between 9-15 June
West Bengal Higher Secondary Council and CISCE to conduct exam between 1-15 July
Uttarakhand state board to conduct remaining board exams of 10th and 12th after 15 June
HRD’s Post-Covid Proposal
220 working days might come down to 100
Study hours at school: 600
Study hours at home: 600
Social distancing – 6ft distance – in classroom
Assessment components eased to quizzes, assignments, projects, presentations, role-play, games, etc.
Proposed attendance policy:
Standard 1 to 5 – 1-2 days/week
Standard 6 to 8 – 3-4 days/week
Standard 9 to 12 – 4-5 days/week
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