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AKTU students demand online exams, write to UP govt
Students of Lucknow s Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technical University have objected to forthcoming offline examinations, and urged the authorities to consider online mode. Raising students concerns, the India Wide Parents Association has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Education Minister and Additional Chief Secretary. In a poll, more than 95.6 per cent students said they want to take online exams. In just three hours, over 10,000 students responded and a majority voted in favour of online mode. The exams are being conducted in offline mode, and that too at exam centres. According to AKTU tentative center list, we ll find that there will be more than 500 students travelling dailu from their places to exam centers, which is risky for the students, the letter sent to the state government read.
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NIOS students demand cancellation of board exams, want promotion based on internal assessment
Students of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) have demanded cancellation of board examinations this year, citing several issues. Reaching out on Twitter, several students requested the authorities to promote them on the basis of internal assessment. The India Wide Parents Association wrote to Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, raising concerns of the NIOS students. Books were delivered late amid COVID pandemic, some students in remote areas still waiting for books, this affected their preparations for examinations, the letter read.Â
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The year 2020 brought a lot of upheaval in the education sector. In 2021, the challenges still remain. The contagion continues to pose health risks, triggering fear in the minds of many. Taking to social media, several students across various universities in India are voicing themselves, requesting the varsities to conduct online exams, or else the government should step in.Â
Students of the I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (PTU) said holding offline exams could be dangerous. In a poll conducted by the India Wide Parents Association for PTU exams, about 94.6 percent favoured online examinations. The students also reached out to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla, elaborating their concerns in a letter. They conducted online admissions and procedures of various courses. They taught whole semester online and the interna
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Holding offline exams dangerous : IKGPTU students write to Amarinder, urge to roll out online option
Holding offline exams could be dangerous amid a pandemic that has been eating into one s lives, students of the I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (PTU) said as they raised concerns about their safety.
In a poll conducted by the India Wide Parents Association, 4,505 participants voted. About 94.6 per cent of them favoured online examinations. The parents body, representing students concerns, sent a letter to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla. The students of the colleges affiliated to I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University are in a great dilemma because of the unfair decision of the university to conduct offline examinations during the pandemic whereas every other university has given the choice of online mode as well, the letter stated. Everyone is not available to appear in the examinations as