exam phobia

The Human Resources Development Ministry of the central government has, for the first time, launched a portal where students can chat with the teachers on various subjects to clear their doubts before the exam.The move is part of the ministry’s endeavour to reduce the stress level among students and has been designed keeping the board exams module in mind, said an official from the ministry. The interactive portal, sakshat.ac.in or sakshat.gov.in, would be activated from January 26. The portal has a subject-wise chat room, where the student can ask any number of questions to the teachers to clarify doubts and can also have a private chat with the teacher in case he/she feels shy or apprehensive about the nature of their question. The teachers will also provide counseling to beat the exam phobia. To begin with, subject experts for Class 10th and 12th in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology, English, Accountancy, Economics and Business Studies would be available from 5pm to 11 pm everyday to answer the queries of the students on-line. “Through the digital literacy method, the students would not only be able to take guidance from teachers from wherever they are, but also access question banks, advance searching capabilities, links to reference material and repository of lectures from top education institutions,” said the official.