Tag: examination
The Tyranny of Tests
As alienating, distressing and anxiety laden examinations are normalised, the sensitive mind of an educationist looks into the paradox of assessment and the harms that it causes to our children.
High Court Mandates Online Conduction of Final Year Examinations for DU Students
The Delhi High Court has asked DU to conduct final year examinations for final year students in the open book, online form.
Problematising the Evaluation System, the Absurdity of Conducting Exams Amid the Pandemic
With the government keen on conducting final year examinations for final year students even amid the pandemic, lets rethink evaluation.
Delhi Government Cancels Examinations For State Run Colleges & Universities and Also State Board...
Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia announced that the state government has decided to cancel exams for all the state run universities and...
To Give or Not to Give the Pending Board Exams:Why CISCE’s Offer Reflects Insensitivity
The Council for Indian Certificate of Secondary Examination’s(CISCE) recent decision to give the choice to write the pending Board Examinations to class 10 students reflects deep insensitivity to the fears, anxieties, concerns and opinions of both children and parents.
Safdarjung, AIIMS Doctors Threaten Strike Over NMC Bill
Residents doctors of AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital have threatened to go on an indefinite strike if the NMC Bill gets passed in Rajya Sabha.
No Comparison; You are You, and I am Me
After CBSC Class X results, three children in the national capital committed suicide. Think of it. It is the ugly practice of comparison that stigmatizes many who have not 'succeeded' like others; this pathology destroys human possibilities.
Students Suffer as CBSE Paper Released Prior to Exam
Children appearing for the CBSE Board Examinations have been compelled to reappear as the class tenth mathematics paper and the class twelfth economics paper had been released before the examination.
Rethinking Examinations and Associated Pressure in Our Educational System: Questioning the Obsession with Numbers...
Rethinking Examinations and Associated Pressure in Our Educational System: Questioning the Obsession with Numbers
The time of the year is here when school students across...