Technology kept at bay, state boards committing mistakes
There was a time when the education department used to ask question in examinations, like, ‘What are the advantages of modern technology?’ ‘If an option of manual and computerised work is provided, which one will you prefer?’.
Most students’ answer to the first question will be typical, ‘with the use of technology high degree of accuracy and reliability of output reports can be ensured. The most important advantage of technology is that computers have lifted the heavy data processing constraint that used to be on manual system, and opened up new avenues for planning, control and data experimentation.’ Opting computerisation will be the obvious answer to the latter question.
But the state board for secondary and higher secondary education proved students totally wrong with their idea about the use of technology. The recent issue of hall tickets underlines this fact. The board, for the first time this year switched to the use of technology for filling and registration of forms for SSC exams. Obviously, this was a welcome move. The education department expects perfect planning from teachers in regard to their individual lectures.
Unfortunately, it looks like the board has taken exemption from being a planned body. Whether it is the issue of publishing books, question papers or hall tickets, the board failed every step. This year the SSC syllabus changed. Being aware of this quite in advance, students kept waiting till mid June to have a first look at the new books. Along with late issuing, several issues of printing mistakes were also widely conspicuous.
Coming back to the hall ticket issue, the board official blames the use of technology and students’ strength. With many students, mistakes in few hall tickets are understandable. But the fact is that one of the headmistresses from a well-known school in Nerul claims that not a single hall ticket of her school was error free and vocational subjects are reflected on each hall ticket. With the use of computers why are there several errors related to name, photo and subject? The board scans the information which is filled by the schools/students.
The claim that the registration date extension caused the glitch (dna of navi mumbai report) is totally misleading as the fundamental question remains unanswered: With most admissions completed by July end, why does the board wait till November to resume the registration process? The fact is that it is the casual approach of the board which leads to such mess.
Let bygones be bygones. The present scenario asks whether the board will learn lesson from this incident of hall tickets mess. From the board’s point of view, the issue may not be so serious but from the students’ and parents’ point of view, this created panic as only one day was available to them to carry out the rectification. The eleventh hour running from pillar to post wasted the students’ time.
The board relies on data provided by schools. Schools provide the data to the board, board prepares a pre list with this data and then sends the same to schools for verification and rectification. With the updated data which is resent by the schools, the board prints the hall tickets. There is no provision of cross-checking of data which is provided by the schools.
The question arises why the board is so firm about centralised hall ticket process in spite of having shortage of officials? Decentralisation of hall ticket printing to school level will turn the best and practical solution. Like the board is itself entrusting data presently, it should entrust the schools with the same. Just hand over the software to the schools and fix the headmaster/principal with complete responsibility.
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