Coronavirus: HRD minister to hold a second webinar for students

NEW DELHI: The minister of human resource development, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, will host a second webinar to address the students’ queries on Saturday, May 2 at 12 noon.

Through the webinar, the minister aims to address the academic issues and challenges faced by students during the global coronavirus pandemic. The live session which will be hosted on the official twitter handle and official Facebook page. Students have been encouraged to ask questions with #EducationMinisterGoesLive hashtag on Twitter.

Earlier, on April 27, a webinar was conducted to address the questions of concerned parents regarding the academic future of the students and mental health issues.

Schools and COVID-19

In a video posted on the official twitter handle Pokhriyal said: “In the last webinar, I got the opportunity to speak the parents directly and I got many suggestions and questions from. I believe you [students] will also have a lot of questions in your mind. I urge you to send all your queries and suggestions on my twitter handle.”

After a webinar with parents and students, the minister will also hold a separate webinar for the teachers. "I am very glad that along with parents, the teachers are also boosting the morale of students and taking out time to bring the study material to the students," Pokhriyal further added in the video.

Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, the school system has come to a halt and academic calendars have been altered.

In March, all the educational institutions were shut down to control the spread coronavirus in the country. All the examinations including board exams and entrance tests have been postponed till after the lockdown.

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