While the board exams are the biggest concern in the wake of the rising COVID-19 cases, a survey of over 2 lakh students done online shows that 74 per cent of them have said “no” to them while expressing the need for an alternative assessment pattern. After different non-state boards announced they are implementing alternative modes of assessment instead of board exams, there is a growing demand for the same from the state board by students, parents and teachers.

The survey was conducted online by a teacher from a civic school, Dinesh Gupta, who managed to reach out to lakhs of children from underprivileged backgrounds through his YouTube tutorials, as these children could not attend online schools. “The survey was conducted from April 9 to April 16, wherein a huge sample size helped record their opinions. It is time the government actually gives an unbiased review of the situation after knowing what SSC and HSC students have to say,” said Gupta.