12-16-2008, 03:03 AM
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PTI | New Delhi
National Council of EducationResearch and Training (NCERT) is studying the adverse affects of the present examination system in schools to ascertain ifthese were a cause of suicide by students, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour,Minister of State for Human Resource Development D Purandeshwari said NCERT has not yet made its recommendation son the study on adverse affects on students due to pressure of examinations under the present education system.
"We do realise children are under stress and strain (but)exams are not the lone cause of suicides," she said when asked about the 16,000 reported suicides by students between 2004and 2006.
NCERT has also taken up the subject of examination reforms with state education boards while University Grants Commission has advised all the universities to undertake academic reforms.
Suicides, she said, were a result of various other factors. <b>"Socio-economic factors add to the stress</b>... anxiety of parents at times transfer to the child." Counselling and helpline for parents and students have been initiated and since September this year, web- based counselling has been started, she said.
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extend reservation for potential suiciders or no test so that it will be easy for SC/ST/OBC to get admission without doing anything.
pioneer.com
PTI | New Delhi
National Council of EducationResearch and Training (NCERT) is studying the adverse affects of the present examination system in schools to ascertain ifthese were a cause of suicide by students, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour,Minister of State for Human Resource Development D Purandeshwari said NCERT has not yet made its recommendation son the study on adverse affects on students due to pressure of examinations under the present education system.
"We do realise children are under stress and strain (but)exams are not the lone cause of suicides," she said when asked about the 16,000 reported suicides by students between 2004and 2006.
NCERT has also taken up the subject of examination reforms with state education boards while University Grants Commission has advised all the universities to undertake academic reforms.
Suicides, she said, were a result of various other factors. <b>"Socio-economic factors add to the stress</b>... anxiety of parents at times transfer to the child." Counselling and helpline for parents and students have been initiated and since September this year, web- based counselling has been started, she said.
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extend reservation for potential suiciders or no test so that it will be easy for SC/ST/OBC to get admission without doing anything.