Coronavirus | Pokhriyal reviews education strategy with States, seeks suggestions on pending class 12 board exams

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Monday chaired a evaluate assembly with the education secretaries of States and Union Territories to debate numerous measures adopted for the administration of the education system throughout COVID, methods adopted for on-line and offline studying in faculties up to now and the best way ahead.

According to officers, the problem of pending class 12 board exams additionally got here up for dialogue and suggestions had been sought from states on this regard.

The CBSE has already introduced {that a} evaluate will likely be carried out on or after June 1 and a call will likely be taken on the pending board exams. Class 10 exams have already been cancelled and a marking coverage has been introduced. A bit of oldsters and college students has been demanding that class 12 exams be cancelled and the same marking strategy be adopted.

The Education Minister within the assembly said that regardless of the pandemic, the Centre and the states, in addition to businesses just like the (*12*) Testing Agency (NTA), have managed to ship education on-line in addition to conduct public exams similar to JEE and NEET-UG.

“Our efforts and commitment ensured continuance of education for 240 million students enrolled in our schools and colleges. We have been successful in transforming our homes into classrooms in these unprecedented times. We have also set an example of ensuring that no student faced a year loss,” he mentioned.

The minister known as for cooperation and a united struggle towards the pandemic whereas citing that the nation is in the midst of the second wave, which is an excellent larger problem than final.

“The second wave has forced the education institutions to remain close for a longer period. While we have ensured that students are learning at home through various initiatives, we should focus on the needs of the aspirational districts where there is a digital gap so that we can empower the local bodies, NGOs and the parents and teachers,” he mentioned. Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre burdened on exploring methods to supply hybrid education comprising of each offline and on-line educating strategies.

“For this we would need new learning methodologies, quality learning content and evaluation assessment model. The scientific temperament of students will play a deciding role in post COVID world therefore education system of our country should focus on developing critical thinking ability, logical reasoning ability and scientific temper among students,” he mentioned. Schools throughout the nation had been closed in March final 12 months to include the unfold of COVID-19 forward of a nationwide lockdown.

Several States began reopening the colleges partially from October final 12 months, however bodily lessons had been once more suspended due to the rise in coronavirus circumstances.

Last 12 months, the board exams needed to be postponed mid-way in March. They had been later cancelled and the outcomes had been introduced primarily based on an alternate evaluation scheme.