Teachers on census duty finding it tough to complete syllabus ahead of Onam exams
Teachers in Kozhikode are struggling to complete their syllabus for upcoming exams due to heavy involvement in census duties. Despite government directives to limit teacher deployment, many schools are facing significant staff shortages.
Why it matters
It highlights the conflict between administrative government requirements and the quality of public education delivery.
School teachers in Kozhikode district who are engaged in census duty are racing against time to complete syllabus portions for the Onam exams that are scheduled to begin on August 13.
The month-long census exercise is supposed to culminate on July 31. Of the 18,000 teachers in the district, almost 11,000 are on duty. Some of the teachers The Hindu spoke to on Monday (July 27) said it could be impossible for them to complete all the chapters before the exams.
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