Concern over Plus One examinations

Teachers, students say they are ill-prepared for the exercise

The Education Department’s plan to conduct Plus One final examinations from September 6 has not gone down well with teachers and students who claim they are ill-prepared for the exercise. B.S. Emil, a functionary of the All India Democratic Students’ Organisation, which recently floated a Plus One Students’ Collective, said a majority of them were not clear how to go about it. “Almost 70% to 80% of students said the online classes are of no use. If examinations are a means to evaluate the academic knowledge, what is the point in conducting them if they have not studied properly?” he said.