Ministry of Education banned the use of helpful books such as guides, Set books (Old is Gold) and practice books at school level
A meeting at the Ministry of Education (MoE) on decided to ban the use of guess papers and guide books meant for for grades upto XII. Various publishing houses have been printing guess papers of various subjects from Grade VII to the university level.The decision comes on the heel of pressure from stakeholders to discourage the increasing use of guess papers that target the examinees with ‘just-pass-mentality’. According to Education Secretary, the decision was taken after the ministry’s evaluation found that readymade answer books are putting a brake on the creativity of students. “Education is to become an independent. However, guess papers are making students non-laborious and education has become exam-oriented,” said. Secretary, Ministry of Education said the ministry had received complaints from guardians that their wards were not paying attention to studies and losing their creativity. Hence, the decision to ban the sale of guess papers in the market. “Guess papers had crea...
