Panel: Consider Class X pre-board results as final

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 27

The 20-member expert committee on formulating Punjab’s lockdown exit strategy, in its report submitted to the CM on Monday, recommended to the Punjab School Education Board to allow the schools to declare the results of the Class X students based on the pre-board examinations.

With this, the students will be able to start preparing for the next class. At the same time, schools will also be able to enroll students in Class XI.

For Class XII, the committee said that since 70 per cent of the papers have already been conducted, the board could consider to hold the remaining exams by creating more centres keeping in view the social distancing norms.

The Education Department has been asked to get the syllabus books printed as early as possible, within 15 days at the most and then deliver these to schools. The relaxation in lockdown may be given by DCs with the limited purpose of handing over books to the students, while taking all precautions.

It has also been recommended that all educational institutions must complete preparatory work to conduct the examinations on any date after May 15, although the exact schedule would depend on the situation as it unfolds.

Says No to online exams

Strictly saying no to online examinations, the committee has sought that the duration of examination be reduced to two hours by merging two papers and conduct of the exams in three to four shifts to reduce the risk of virus exposure to the students.

29 Navodaya students leave for MP

Ropar: The district administration sent 29 students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Sandhuan village, to their hometowns in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. Deputy Commissioner Sonali Giri said all students were taken to Chhatarpur, MP, by road. Besides providing meals, snacks and beverages for the journey, the administration also gave the students sanitisers, gloves and masks, said the DC. TNS