Possibility of liberal evaluation leads to carefree attitude in some, anxiety among others
A section of SSLC and higher secondary school students seems to have been lulled into the belief that they will clear the upcoming examinations even without any preparation, thanks to potentially liberal evaluation in view of the uncertainty posed by the pandemic.
This was revealed during the counselling being offered by the Department of General Education. “A section of students definitely harbours such a mentality, going by our interactions with SSLC students, and it is based on what they believe was a highly liberal evaluation last year when the exams were held amidst the pandemic outbreak. Also, more number of students are reporting ill probably because of the mix of exam anxiety and weather conditions,” said Mahitha Vipinachandran, a psychosocial counsellor.
Counsellors associated with Souhrida Clubs functioning in higher secondary schools under the Career Guidance and Adolescent…