For the Class 10th (Matriculation) examination to be held next year by the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, the State School and Mass Education Department has advised the students to prepare for the examination for at least 10-14 hours, so that 100% result of examination in schools.
Odisha School Education Program Authority (OSEPA) sent a letter to all district education officers in the state, asking them to organize a meeting in each high school on November 4.In this meeting, students will be given tips to score good marks in the class 10th final examination to be held next year.Let us tell you, the High School Certificate Examination will be conducted between 20th February to 4th March.
In the Odia advisory titled “Some Easy Ways to Prepare for Board Exams”, OSEPA said students will have to devote at least 10 to 14 hours to study every day to score good marks in the exam.Along with this, he should prepare a time table for studies.
Along with this, advisory regarding sleeping time of students has also been given.It is said, “Students can sleep between 10 pm to 4 am or 11 pm to 5 am. If there are 7 subjects in Science and you have to cover it in 20 days. So to prepare for every subject Two days will have to be given so that students can cover 7 subjects in 14 days and can do revision in the remaining 6 days.
Maintain proper digestion during exams
Special attention has also been given to the digestion of students in the advisory.It is written, “Students will have to drink 6-8 glasses of warm water daily for easy digestion during the examination. Along with this, do not eat too much oily food from outside, because it can make the students sleepy. For good sleep, go to bed. It would be better to drink warm milk or warm lemon water before the exam. For preparation, students can solve question papers of sample papers.
OSEPA in the letter asked the districts to ensure 100% results in all secondary schools and ensure that at least 5% of the students in each school get A1 grade (more than 90% marks).For which students should start preparation from today.
Tips given to schools
Some tips have also been given to the school administration to ensure that the results of the schools remain 100%.According to the advisory, “There will be 5 special classes for Mathematics, Science and English subjects at the school level. The school principal and subject teachers will prepare a time table for these classes. If there is any laxity or negligence in these classes, then This will be taken seriously. The letter further states that the best three schools with 100% results and highest A1 will be honored by the administration.
Advisory is being criticized
This advisory given to schools was criticized by educationists and school teachers, who said that the race for more marks and higher pass marks would burden students.He will get stressed.This year, more than 96 percent of the 5.21 lakh students have passed the matriculation exam.Which is a fantastic performance.
Kendrapara district education officer Radhakant Dash asked, many schools in districts like Kalahandi and Koraput are facing shortage of teachers.How will the children of those districts achieve 100% marks.Along with this he said, “Children can go under stress due to high marks. Class 10th marks have no impact on the future success of a student.”
According to the data of School and Mass Education Department, 891 headmaster posts and more than 34,000 TGT teachers posts are vacant in 3207 aided high schools across Odisha.
Bansidhar Bhuyan, president of the Odisha Secondary School Teachers Association, said, “Instead of issuing advisories to schools on how students should study, the department should first address the chronic problem of teacher shortage.”
“In many district schools, a teacher has to work as a mathematics and science teacher because new teachers are not appointed in the schools for years. This will cause a lot of problems at the education level. The department has to help the students in matriculation examination. Instead of motivating people to get more marks, the level of education should be improved.
