Bi-monthly online exams to commence from July 5

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, June 29

The teaching staff (100 per cent) reported at all the government schools as they prepare to conduct bi-monthly online exams scheduled from July 5 onwards. The datesheet for Class I to Class XII has been already released.

Recently, the Department of Personnel had asked government employees to report at their respective offices after restrictions were relaxed.

The bi-monthly exams would be conducted in MCQ format. Question papers would be shared with students and they need to fill and send it back.

“Question papers are being prepared for the same and exams will be conducted in open format. Students will be given flexibility of time. Buddy groups will be used to maximise the success of this system,” said Pankaj Sharma, a government schoolteacher.

In addition, teachers were also being trained to operate smart classrooms, which have been set up in the government schools.

The discourse of online classes depends heavily on buddy groups and teachers who even recharge mobile phones of the needy students.