AHMEDABAD: Gujarat education department has decided to conduct weekly online exams for all students in government-run schools through WhatsApp starting January 23.
The tests will be held for students from Class 3 to Class 12. This is a pilot project and further application will be decided depending on its outcome.
Students will receive time-bound multiple-choice questions for subjects like Gujarati and Environmental Science on January 23.
On January 30, a similar test will be held for students of Classes 3 -12.
The results for each test will be generated immediately. The assessment will be based on the online classes that they are undergoing.
The student will send his/her name to a WhatsApp number and questions will follow. Each question will pop up after the answer to the previous one has been sent.
The time taken by every student to answer each question will be recorded and a report generated almost immediately.
Maharashtra had carried out online mid-term assessment of school students using WhatsApp last November.