Let States decide on semester exams’

Let States decide on semester exams’

12/07/2020

Testing times: The move will go a long way in rendering justice and fairness to parents and students, the CM said.

B_JOTHI RAMALINGAM

“This would go a long way in rendering justice and fairness to parents and students during these distressful times,” he said.

Mr. Palaniswami made it clear that the States would not be in a position to conduct examinations even after waiting till September 2020, since most of the government and private arts and science and engineering colleges, polytechnics and other institutions of higher learning (including their hostels, classrooms etc.) in the State had been converted into COVID Care Centres for housing asymptomatic patients under quarantine, and may continue to remain that way for quite some time.

The Chief Minister said the new guidelines mandating the State governments to conduct the examinations in September entailed many constraints and difficulties, especially with regard to the ability of students to reach the examination centres, as many of them were residing outside their respective districts, States or even the country.

“It is also not feasible to conduct online examinations, considering the various issues relating to digital access among students,” he said