Education Minister virtually interacts with teachers, parents and students

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today virtually interacted with teachers, parents and students across the country on upcoming competitive and board exams. During the one hour interaction, the Minister responded to the various concerns and queries of the students relating to school examinations, entrance examinations, among others.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Pokhriyal said that the students are the brand ambassadors of the National Education Policy-2020. Emphasizing that all the people have to take collective efforts to make the policy a grand success, he sought



the cooperation of students and teachers in effective implementation of the policy.

The Minister suggested that students can use this time to revive the pen friend culture that is writing letters to friends. He said, going beyond the current trend of SMS, Whatsapp, this practice of writing letters to friends will bring in more joy and happiness. This will also enhance the writing skills of the students. He also mentioned that Competitive exams such as NEET and JEE were held successfully and safety of each and every student undertaking the exam was also ensured.