Odisha: Higher secondary schools to induct freshers on Thursday

BHUBANESWAR: The higher secondary schools (HSS) in the state will conduct induction sessions to welcome freshers on the day of reopening on Thursday.
“The students will be coming to the higher secondary schools from far-off places for the first time. They missed their annual High School Certificate (HSC) examination 2021 and could attend only 80 days of school in the past 18 months. Some of them could be in a difficult situation owing to Covid-19. They need to be welcomed and counselled regarding the academic, curricular and co-curricular activities,” the school and mass education secretary wrote to all the principals of the higher secondary schools.
One guardian or parent can accompany each student on the first day. A proctor, a mediator between the student and the institution, will let the students know about their subject combination, section, group and timetable. The fresher will be introduced to their respective proctors.
“The students will also be informed about the new pattern of assessment, introduced by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), from the current academic year. The students could be enlightened about the details of CCE and its benefits from Day-1. They should feel that it is introduced to lessen their burden as they will be well acquainted with the question pattern through tests and get to know about their continuous learning achievement for improvement,” the letter added.
The teachers should plan to cover the concepts of Class X for easy understanding of the content to be taught in Class XI as normal schooling could not take place in previous class because of the pandemic.
“Everyone must be vigilant and follow appropriate Covid-19 protocols during classes and also in hostels,” the letter added.