No Sunday Classes From April In Odisha Schools

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to stop classroom teachings for the class X and XII on Sundays from April 1.

School and Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan Dash said that classes for revision of courses will be held from the April 1 as syllabi have almost been covered.

"Students' attendance has also decreased significantly as they started focusing on self study at home. This is the time for revision of courses. So, there is no need of holding regular classes anymore," Dash said.

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The government had implemented class room teachings even on Saturday and Sunday to compensate the losses incurred by the students due to Covid-19 induced lockdown.

Odisha Secondary School Teachers' Association (OSSTA) had however demanded the government to stop classroom teachings on Sundays.

It may be noted that after a gap of about nine months, schools across Odisha were reopened for class 10 and 12 students from January 8. Students of class 10 will appear their annual board examinations from May 3 while the annual CHSE examination for plus II students will begin be held from May 18.

Apart from reducing the syllabus by 30% to reduce burden on students as well as teachers, the government has also released a special exam guide for the examinees called 'Pariksha Darpan'.

The government had set a 100-day target to cover the courses before conducting the examinations.