Nagaland joins drive to promote positive perception towards examination

Officials with participants during the observance of PARIKSHA PAV 2.0 held at SIEMAT conference hall on January 28. (DIPR Photo) 

Kohima, January 28 (MExN): SCERT in collaboration with Nagaland State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCRPCRs) celebrated PARIKSHA PAV 2.0 at SIEMAT conference hall on January 28.

Chairperson State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Awan Konyak delivering her keynote address said, “Examinations are part of academic life and since we cannot avoid it exams should be a joyful experience and not a painful one for students.” Konyak said, however due to factors like family pressure, anxiety, nervousness, poor self-confidence and negative thoughts create stress among students during the exam.

A DIPR report stated that Awan called to change the outlook and perspective of children towards making exam a joyful activity the national commission for protection of child rights along with state commission are conducting PARIKSHA PAV 2.0 across the country. She added that the programme will provide platform to students to be vocal about their anxieties and concern and to interact with counselor and psychologist. She said that such initiative will help remove stigma attached to counseling and promote positive perception.

Konyak said that environment at school and home is the most important factor which contributes to the way a child reacts to examination. She therefore encouraged the parents and teachers to be appreciative and encouraging to the child and avoiding comparison with peers and not over reacting to failure or over expecting can go a long way in molding and shaping the delicate mind of the child.

She also urged the teachers and parents to recognize a traumatized child and taking immediate preventive measures and also offer a non- judgmental patient hearing to someone who has suicidal tendencies. She further stressed on the importance of extracurricular activities as it is said to be the best stress buster as well as to develop their mind.

Director SCERT, T Sekhose also delivering a short message said that training has been initiated by the central government in order to address issues of examination stress. He said that PAKRISHA PAV 2.0 not only addresses the students but have also taken the parents onboard because parents are also a very important contributory factor in building stress in the student. He added that as we are living competitive world every parent wants their child to secure top percentage and thereby this kind of pressure and expectation from the child creates stress upon the child. He remarked that SCERT realizing the need to provide counseling to children had incorporated counseling course with an aim to place two counselors in every government schools in Nagaland. He said that the need of the hour is for the government and private schools to work towards addressing the issues relating to examination stress and bring overall development of children.

Various topics on stress in school and its management, examination stress and tips for parents and teachers on examination were discussed during the technical session. 

The resource persons for the training were Senior Medical officer State Mental Health Institute Dr Viketoulie, Associate Professor counseling cell SCERT Dr Zavise Rume and Research Associate counseling cell SCERT Medemmongla Jamir.