Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyalsaid the Centre chose to cancel Class 12 Boards, keeping in mind security of pupils amid the outbreak.
In an email interview to TOI’sManash Gohain, he said that the ministry has undertaken many projects to keep continuity in schooling.
Excerpts from the interview: Why CBSE Class 12 Board examinations cancelled?We had two important issues while picking CBSE Class XII Board examinations — security and safety of our pupils and their livelihood.
CBSE will prepare Class XII effects through well-defined purpose criteria according to internal evaluation.
The security and safety of pupils can only be guaranteed by storing them in your home.
The PM took a student-centric choice.
What’s the ministry planning if there’s another wave after in 2021 or 2022? We’ve been dedicated to ensuring quality education for our kids and taking many initiatives to keep continuity in schooling during these odd conditions.
I’ve held meetings with all the country education secretaries and supervisors of all IITs, NITs, IIITs and IISERs.
I emphasised reaching to the vulnerable and marginalised children to make sure they confront no impediment when pursuing schooling.
What type of support is that the Centre committing to countries to reevaluate academic losses?As much as the monetary aid is concerned, the ministry has declared Rs 667 crore for Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Rs 26 crore to get DIKSHA and Rs 267.91 crore for instruction of educators in online mode for many states/UTs through 2020-21 below Samagra Shiksha.
Though an ad hoc grant to the tune of Rs 5,228 crore was released to countries below Samagra Shiksha, it had been decided to launch an extra Rs 2,500 crore to make certain that pupils continue to get online instruction.
With a more academic year likely to be influenced by the outbreak, what’s the government doing to bridge the electronic divide?In the aftermath of unprecedented challenges involving the Covid pandemic, we’ve undertaken many initiatives.
PM E-Vidya was started to give multi-modal accessibility to schooling.
DIKSHA (a single nation-one electronic platform) was made accessible for grades 1-12.
During’a single class-one TV station’ of all SWAYAM Prabha, one dedicated channel for all one of those courses from 1 to 12 supplies access to quality instruction.
Online classes also have been uploaded to the SWAYAM portalsite.
Radio broadcasting was utilized in remote locations.
CBSE also ready its own podcast stage eligible’CBSE-Shiksha Vani’ to encode information regarding the Board’s actions.
We undertook measures to enlarge e-learning in higher education by liberalising open, distance and online instruction regulatory frame.
UGC incorporated the Online and Distance Learning Regulations under the best 100 universities at the National Institutional Ranking Framework or people with 3.26 or over National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) ranges were allowed to offer online classes without prior approval.
This provided improved opportunities to almost seven crore pupils.