The second round of revision exams for class X and XII students in state board schools began across Tamil Nadu on Monday.
In February this year, the first round of examination was conducted for these students and this was the first full examination they were writing for the academic year after the cancellation of half yearly and quarterly examinations.
On Monday, students of both the classes took the language paper.
Due to the pandemic and delay in starting individual classes, the school education department had reduced the syllabus for state board school students. Of these, about 25% of the lessons were tested for the first round of revision exams and about 40% of the lessons would be tested for the second round of exams.
Teachers have now sought more clarity on whether students will be tested on the remaining parts of the syllabus in the upcoming public examinations. “Some units have not been accommodated in both the rounds of revision exams and we await clarity whether these lessons will be included in the public examinations. Many schools that are focusing on parts for the Second Amendment have also been unable to teach these units,” said Patrick Raymond, general secretary of the Tamil Nadu Graduate Teachers Association.
The federation plans to submit a representation to the school education department, asking for further clarity on the syllabus, that students will be tested for public exams, and given model papers before the exams.