Centralised question paper for all schools in Tripura
Over four thousand government and government-aided schools of Tripura Saturday conducted the first-ever half-yearly exams with a centralised question paper for classes 3 to 9.The new centralised question paper system is being monitored and regulated by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and Department of Education.Speaking to reporters, Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath said, “This is the first time in the history of Tripura that exams across the state are being conducted with a centralised question paper. Exams of English started from 9 am today for classes 3 to 5 across 4,500 government and government-aided schools. Exams of the classes 6 to 9 standards have commenced from 1 pm.”
The Education Minister has reasoned that introducing a centralised question paper for all schools will facilitate uniformity in conducting school examinations.
In an effort to assess true educational status of students studying in different schools of the state, Tripura’s ruling BJP-IPFT announced ‘Notun Disha’ (New Direction) aimed to best equip students from class 3 to 8, in February this year. It involved an educational assessment on each student of the state from class 3-8 between February 25 and 28 this year.Baseline Survey reports under Notun Disha scheme revealed that 57 per cent of students studying between Class 3-8 is unable to read words, sentences or even solve basic arithmetic such as addition or subtractions. A total of 3.16 lakh students were surveyed under the scheme. Among them, 1.80 lakh ‘weak’ students were identified and a separate database was prepared on them for providing supplementary coaching.
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