Haryana Board pre-board examinations of class 10th and 12th are starting from January 22 in Faridabad. file photo
Jagran correspondent, Faridabad. The pre-board examinations for class 10th and 12th students of Haryana Board of School Education will start from January 22. However, students have not yet been given free internet access on their tablets. As a result, students are not able to use their tablets properly. The lack of internet access in tablets is also affecting their preparation for board exams.
About 26,000 students and 1300 teachers from classes 9th (foundation) to 12th studying in 378 government schools of the district were given tablets under the e-learning scheme in 2022. Every year, after the board exams are over, the tablets are taken back from the students and the SIM cards are deactivated.
This time, students were given tablets after May. However, neither SIM cards were activated nor free data facility was provided. In December, the directorate took notice and ordered that the actual status of the tablets be uploaded on the portal. January has started, and less than two months are left for pre-boards and annual examinations. At present, the officials of the Directorate of Education and the District Education Department are still updating the actual status of the tablets.
Tablet is not being used properly due to lack of internet
Study material is uploaded on the tablet so that students can study. Before exams, old question papers are sent to the tablet to help students prepare. A Class 12 student of a government senior secondary school in NIT area said that the tablets were given in May, but the department stopped the internet facility. Internet is slow in school. Last year, when there was internet access in class 10th, preparation was easy, but this time it seems difficult. A student of a government senior secondary school in NIT-5 said that the board exams are approaching. Preparations are in full swing in private schools, and we don't even have internet on tablets. Schools are also closed, and recharging tablets every month is not possible.
At present there is no order regarding providing internet access on tablets. Students use the school's Wi-Fi for Internet access. As per the instructions given by the Directorate, the actual status of the tablets has been updated on the MIS portal. Teachers who were not able to update the details due to being on duty for non-academic work have been given extra time.-Dharmendra Adhana, District Mathematics Specialist.