Examine our exam-nation
- Kalyan T ChakravarthyHemali Chhapia
- Jun 23, 2024, 21:39 IST IST
The national testing system, centred around a three-hour exam that encourages rote learning, is broken and irreparable. What we need is a new method that employs three-year progressive evaluation
India’s centralised exam system is losing credibility by the day. As GOI, which sacked NTA’s chief, is struggling to restore a semblance of order, it’s time to ask a different, more fundamental set of questions.
Fixing accountability and rescheduling exams may be all very well, but what about the impact of such decisions on young minds? In any case, should a three-hour test be a deciding factor that defines the lives of millions of young Indians? There is a serious issue with the system and we need to revisit the three Ms – mindset, methodology and modality – to fix it. And we need to look inwards for solutions.
Fixing accountability and rescheduling exams may be all very well, but what about the impact of such decisions on young minds? In any case, should a three-hour test be a deciding factor that defines the lives of millions of young Indians? There is a serious issue with the system and we need to revisit the three Ms – mindset, methodology and modality – to fix it. And we need to look inwards for solutions.
