With Karnataka’s SSLC examinations for Class 10 students scheduled to beryllium held from March 21 to April 4, the authorities authorities has rolled retired a bid of structured learning initiatives aimed astatine improving pupil show and expanding the wide occurrence rate. This comes pursuing a disappointing walk percent of SSLC students past year.
Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa connected Monday announced the section is implementing innovative survey models, further coaching, and technology-driven invigilation to guarantee amended results portion maintaining exam integrity.
“I americium optimistic astir SSLC results successful presumption of the innovative and strategical world measures introduced this year. Some districts are performing exceptionally well, portion others request improvement, but I americium assured we volition spot an wide summation successful occurrence rates,” Bangarappa told reporters here.
In bid to assistance students hole effectively, respective districts person adopted unsocial strategies tailored to amended learning outcomes. It includes the ‘One Day, One Mark’ programme encouraging students to survey 1 question each day, ensuring systematic mentation implicit time. “This attack has been implemented successful districts similar Yadgir and we expect the different districts to emulate the same,” Bangarappa said.
The authorities has besides introduced a ‘buddy learning system’ wherever students are paired with peers, allowing underperformers to survey with precocious scorers, promoting collaborative learning. Additionally, arsenic a wake-up call, teachers volition personally telephone students aboriginal successful the morning, encouraging them to statesman their studies connected time. “Additional remedial sessions are besides being conducted for students who conflict with cardinal subjects,” said Bangarappa.
In a uncommon move, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) successful immoderate districts person taken connected teaching responsibilities to motivate students and teachers alike, Bangarappa said. Many districts person besides conducted proceedings exams, allowing students to acquisition existent exam conditions portion ensuring strict monitoring via webcasting.
No grace marks this year, strict monitoring to continue
Despite efforts to enactment students academically, Bangarappa confirmed that nary grace marks would beryllium awarded this year. Last year, the authorities had granted 10 per cent grace marks aft a drastic driblet successful walk percent owed to stricter invigilation measures. However, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has present directed that nary specified proviso volition beryllium made this year.
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Regarding the existing strategy of awarding minimal grace marks to students who narrowly miss passing, Bangarappa stated that the determination would beryllium taken aft discussions with section officials. “This is simply a delicate issue, and we volition measure whether modifications are necessary,” helium added.
Webcasting to guarantee exam integrity
The curate besides defended the webcasting strategy introduced past year, which volition stay successful spot for monitoring each SSLC exam centres. “Webcasting helps support fairness portion besides allowing america to measure students’ learning levels. It volition beryllium mandatory astatine each centre,” Bangarappa said.
Uncertainty implicit hijab astatine exam halls
When asked whether students would beryllium allowed to deterioration the hijab during exams, Bangarappa said the substance is inactive successful court, and a determination volition beryllium taken aft consulting the Home Minister.
Study usher and timetable for students
The curate said that to further assistance students, the acquisition section has released a broad survey usher that includes marking schemes and probable question areas for each subject; representation techniques and survey strategies to assistance students clasp accusation effectively; a recommended 24-hour survey timetable, advising students connected a structured regular daily from 5 americium to 11 p.m. and wellness and wellness tips, including suggestions for a balanced fare and due slumber schedules.