The State’s General Education department has kick-started the revision of the school assessment system.
First of the changes to be introduced is a comprehensive academic support programme for students as a follow-up to the year-end examinations.
In 2019, the Parliament did away with the no-detention policy through an amendment to the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009. Many States have followed suit. Even though Kerala is likely to continue with the policy, it is felt that the annual examinations are not taken seriously enough by teachers (more than that by students) as the State follows ‘all promotion’ till class VIII.
