Sakshat to reduce exam blues

Sakshat to reduce exam blues

As part of its efforts to reduce the stress level of students appearing for board examinations, the Human Resource Development Ministry has proposed to launch an interactive session for students with academics through its ‘one-stop education portal’ Sakshat, from January 26.

To begin with, subject experts for Class X1 and X11 in physics, Chemistry, mathematics, biology, English, accountancy, economics and business studies would be available in adequate numbers from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. everyday to answer the queries of the students online.

The students could access this feature on URL http://www.sakshat.ac.in or http:www.sakshat.ignou.ac.in/sakshat/index.aspx or http//www.sakshat.gov.in by clicking on the column ‘interact’ and selecting the option ‘talk to a teacher’.

This would open up subject-wise chat rooms. The learner may enter a chat room where he would be able to find various other students and teachers already logged in. The student can ask any question or clarify any doubt by typing it in the relevant box and sending it to the chat room.

Depending on the demand, the timing of availability of subject experts and the subjects for which the facility would be available could be expanded gradually, an official release said on Wednesday.

The portal was launched by President A.P.J.Abdual Kalam launched the portal on October 30 last year.

Sakshat has been designed and developed with the help, cooperation and participation of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi University, Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institutes of Technology and other educational institutions.

The portal is also likely to introduce shortly “Learn from specific professors” wherein some of the most renowned academics in the country have agreed to put their knowledge modules for guiding the students of the country.

The other functionalities in the pipeline include availability of open source simulation software packages on the portal with a view to helping higher level students of science, engineering and technology in solving complicated mathematical, design or computational model problems.

Virtual reality labs are the next in line wherein a modest beginning would be made to complement the teaching/learning though Internet in a distance-learning mode, the release said.

Sakshat to reduce exam blues

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