Though various alternatives for conducting the stalled exams have been
recommended, the government has failed to take a decision to hold Grade XII
examinations.
The National Examination Board had suggested the
government if holding examinations inside classrooms was not feasible, online
exams could be conducted for 40 marks, with 20 marks allocated for practical
exams and the total marks obtained by a student in Grade XI exams could be
converted to 40 marks for the evaluation.
Another alternative
suggested by the NEB was that evaluation and certification could be done
through 50 per cent internal assessment and the remaining 50 per cent marks
could be calculated by converting from the marks obtained by a student in
Grade XI.
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Although NEB’s suggestion has been forwarded to the Council of Ministers
through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, for its approval,
no decision has been made regarding this so far and this has created confusion
among the students and parents.
If a decision on this matter is not
immediately made, then there will be slim possibility of conducting the exams
before the Dashain festival.
Moreover, it would be difficult to
conduct the exams in the mountainous districts after the Dashain due to the
cold. In such a situation, experts suggest, the second alternative of the
National Examination Board has a high chance of implementation.
Questions
have been raised regarding the authenticity of the online exams said to be
held for 40 marks as it was going to be an ‘open book exam’. Besides internet
access for students in remote parts of the country was a major issue.
A
few days ago, Minister of Education Giriraj Mani Pokharel had said that the
ministry was for administering the examinations in one or the other form as
the Grade XII exam is a board examination and it has to have international
equivalence. If online exam is held, questions will arise on the duration of
the exam and assigning of the exam centres.
source: the himalayan
times, 1 october 2020
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