Kathmandu, Dec. 22: Before the COVID-19 pandemic, students across the nation geared up for their forthcoming final term examination usually scheduled for March. This time, however, given the virus spread and the necessity of social distancing, the fate of physical examination remains uncertain.

The forthcoming academic sessions and evaluation methods remain unknown much to the dismay of countless students.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) is yet to come up with a full-proof evaluation system, which would neither hamper students’ academic progress nor compromise their health.

Following the Ministry guideline for school operation, many schools across the country have started running classes physically while others continue virtually. But despite resuming classes, school managements have been unable to formulate a clear-cut framework owing to the looming uncertainty over final evaluation time and method.   

Surya Ghimire, Head Master of Pragati Shikshya Sadan, Lalitpur said the government has a habit to decide things in the eleventh hour when there is a chance of their going wrong.

According to Ghimire, it is not possible to complete courses by April. So, it is better to extend the courses up to June/July. The government school children will face the maximum brunt of the pandemic should the academic session end by March because the virtual classes haven’t been effective or even possible at several government-run academic institutions.

source: risingnepal, 23 December 2020