Indian schools in UAE offer hybrid model exams

Several Indian schools across UAE are beginning to offer students a full exam experience once more, post the country’s robust vaccination drive which is now open for anyone aged 12 and above.

However, on-campus learners took their assessments on the school campus, while pupils who opted for distance learning sat for the assessments remotely.

Schools have been conducting orientations with parents to help them understand the importance of taking examinations in schools, as well as the health and safety measures in place at the institutions.

Shedding light on how exams are being held, Ambika Gulati, principal at The Millennium School, said, “We encouraged our Grade 10 and 12 students to take the exams on-site and it was a success. We feel that it is important for students to take exams at school, as this helps them build their skills and confidence in attempting questions in exam-like conditions.”

Lalitha Suresh, Principal at GEMS Our Own Indian School, noted, "Exams have started for Grades 4 to 12 at our school. For this term, students who are attending online will attempt the exam virtually and those attending face-to-face classes will do the exam in school. We have had requests from parents of some students wanting to write the exams in school and we have approved them if we are able to maintain social distancing protocols."

She added that students of senior sections have been informed that all exams will be conducted only at school from next term onwards. "We have changed the examination pattern to include more case studies where students' actual learning will be tested," she said.