Nearly after one year, the Jharkhand Academic Council will take any examination in offline mode. After the State Education Department gave its nod for conducting offline examination, the Jharkhand Academic Council has decided to take matriculation and intermediate compartment examination in offline mode.
Along with matriculation and intermediate compartment examination, the JAC has also decided to take Madarsa board Aalim and Fazil examination in offline mode. Under offline mode, students have to give examinations with pen and paper at designated examination centres.
An official of JAC requesting anonymity said, "The State Education Department has given its nod for conducting matriculation and intermediate examination in offline mode. The examination will be held on OMR sheet, this time the examination centres will be at block level too due to Covid pandemic."
Sources said that the examination will be held in the first week of September, while the results will be prepared by mid-September.
This year around 34,000 students will appear at matriculation and intermediate compartment examination. Out of 17,600 students who failed in matriculation examination this year, around 12000 students have filled applications for compartment examination. While in intermediate for three streams, out of a total around 34,000 students who were detained in intermediate examination, around 22,500 students have filled application form.
Percentage wise around 66 per cent students who were declared failed in matriculation and intermediate compartment examination have filled in applications for appearing in the test.
Meanwhile, students have welcomed the decision to conduct matriculation and intermediate compartment examination in offline mode. Sanjay Kumar, a student who is to appear at matriculation compartment examination said, "We welcome the decision of conducting matriculation compartment examination in offline mode. This is the best way to assess the performance of a student."
This year the matriculation and intermediate examination was not held due to the corona pandemic. The results of students were prepared based on class 9 and 11 results internal assessment. The practical marks too were provided based on internal assessment.
This year a record 95.93 per cent of students who registered for matriculation have passed the test. Last year 75.01 per cent of students passed the examination. Moreover, a record 2.7 lakh students have received first division.
In the intermediate examination, 86.89 per cent students have passed intermediate science, 90.33 per cent students have cleared intermediate commerce while 90.71 per cent students have cleared intermediate arts examination with flying colours.
The results were prepared based on internal assessment.