There are no Quarterly or Half Yearly exams - Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyamozhi

There are no Quarterly or Half Yearly exams

- Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyamozhi

Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyamozhi has said that the quarterly and half-yearly examinations will not be held in the 2021-2022 academic year and that the general examinations will be held as planned.

The monthly review meeting held on 12.10.2021 on behalf of the Department of School Education at the DPI campus in Chennai was chaired by the Minister of School Education Anbil Mahesh Poyamozhi. The meeting was attended by Commissioner of School Education Nandakumar, all District Chief Education Officers and District Education Officers. The meeting discussed the general examinations for school children in Tamil Nadu and the programs related to the field of school education.

After attending the meeting, Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyamozhi said that,

Ø The Chief Minister has ordered to open schools for students from class one to eight from November 1. Accordingly, measures to ensure the safety of students during the opening of schools were discussed.

Ø Steps are being taken to reflect on what problems we faced when schools were opened for students in grades 9-12 and to keep the lessons learned from it.

Ø All sorts of measures are being taken to ensure that no one can be blamed and that the health of the children is taken into consideration. Accordingly, schools will be open for students in classes 1-8 on November 1.

Ø No order has been issued to place half-day schools for students in grades 1-5. Students come directly to 1st class without coming to LKG, UKG class. So we ask parents to be there to allay students' fears.

Ø Parents can leave students in class and wait outside. Parents can take it home when they think children can’t wear the mask for long. Parents can take their children home in as little as an hour if they wish. The move is aimed at getting children used to coming to school.

Ø Classes 10,11,12 will no longer have the opportunity to conduct quarterly and half-yearly examinations. There is a plan to hold only one examination in a combined manner in December. This is because it has been decided to conduct this examination directly so that the students do not get tense while facing the general examination.

Ø The general examination will be held next year (2022). It usually takes place in late February or early March.

Ø Schools are being cleaned by the local body government. With 19 days to go before the schools reopen, work is underway to clean up all the schools.