New Delhi: Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said on Monday the National Institute of Open Schooling needs to introduce reforms in the exam process so that its integrity cannot be questioned.
Pokhriyal’s comments came after a review meeting with the open school officials. School Education Secretary Anita Karwal too attended the meeting.
“During the meeting, the minister discussed on strengthening the examination mechanism. He said if we found some irregularities within the institution, we should take tough action against the culprit. He directed the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) officials that if they received any complaint against NIOS examination centres, they should resolve the complaint as soon as possible,” the Ministry of Education (MOE) said via a statement.
“The minister also directed the NIOS officials to reform the examination process so that no one can question the integrity of the prestigious institution. It was suggested that a dashboard must be created containing detailed information and contacts of all centres across the country.
“It will have all the information and suggestions from stakeholders so that transparency will be increased in the system,” it said.
Suggestions were also made about drafting the NIOS syllabus on NCERT’s lines for better understanding of the students.
“The minister also reviewed the work of NIOS during COVID-19 crisis. NIOS officials briefed him that they are running four channels for their students, out of which, two are dedicated for secondary and higher secondary level.
“The NIOS officials also informed that they are now providing six hours fresh content daily to their students, including weekends, which were only for two hours before the COVID-19 crisis,” the statement further added.
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