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Thursday, Jun 19, 2025
Owing to connectivity issues, Shino Joseph, a teacher at the Holy Kings Public School at Piravom in Ernakulam, has to climb to the rooftop of his house to take classes.
In the guideline called "Pragyata", the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has recommended that the duration for online classes for pre-primary students should not be for more than 30 minutes.
Starting August 2020, new as well as returning students of the flagship MBA programme will attend classes digitally from the safety of their homes.
Online (MOOC) learning through platforms such as edX, Coursera, Udacity and UGC's Swayam is a good way to upskill yourself. You only have to choose the programs that suit your tastes and qualifications.
There was a mixed response from various stakeholders as several school representatives welcomed the move to reduce the course load on children, while a section of academicians said it appeared to be ideologically driven.
Fr Jaison Mulerikkal, principal of the Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthi, explains how the new early schedule can benefit students. He cites his own case to drive his point home.
The UGC has permitted the universities to conduct special examinations for those students who are unable to complete their end semester examinations by the end of September.
Through the First Bell programme, 604 classes were aired through KITE VICTERS channel in addition to 274 Kannada medium classes and 163 Tamil medium classes, which were telecast through local cable networks in the state.
The pandemic completely changed everything we do in our day-to-day lives and school was no exception.
These changes in the examination system will be implemented without a huge expenditure.
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