AHMEDABAD: Many city schools affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) appear to be changing their decision to hold in-person final exams for the primary and secondary sections, and now intend to hold the tests online.
The change in their decision is mainly due to the recent increase in Covid-19 cases and the gradual withdrawal of consent that schools had received from parents. Many parents who had earlier agreed to send their children to schools to take the examinations physically are now opting for the online test. This is also because of the guidelines that ask schools to give parents the option to choose the mode of exams for their children.
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AHMEDABAD: A week ago, a purported “news report” went viral, suggesting that 13 students of Udgam School had tested positive for Covid after Class XII students were called to the school for practicals.
An investigation by the school has revealed that the fake news was the handiwork of a Class XI student who was not prepared for offline exams. So when it was learnt that the school authorities had sought permission from the Ahmedabad City District Education Office to conduct the final exams offline, the girl panicked.
“The girl created a fake news item, fabricated and photoshopped, and circulated it across the school’s groups,” trustee of Udgam School for Children, Manan Choksi said. “The parents of the student in question approached us and consented to any action being taken against her. But we have decided not to file any police complaint against the young girl, who has now expressed remorse for her act.”
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Whatsapp-Not Safe! Udgam and Zebar School Shifts to Microsoft Kaizala App ANI | Updated: Jan 13, 2021 14:40 IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], January 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): The new WhatsApp privacy policy has irked many individuals and corporates who rely heavily on this popular messaging platform for internal communications. Worried over the user data security, Ahmedabad based four schools associated with Udgam Consultancy have decided to do away with the WhatsApp platform. Udgam School For Children (USFC), Zebar School For Children (ZSFC), Satellite School For Children (SSFC), and Bodakdev School For Children (BFSC) have switched over to the Microsoft Kaizala app which is more powerful, faster, safer and convenient than other messaging apps.