Sainik School Gopalganj runs online classes

PATNA: The Sainik School Gopalganj is conducting online NDA classes and mock tests during the summer vacation to gainfully utilize the time to prepare the cadets for the upcoming UPSC NDA/NA entrance examinations

The school also conducted virtual classes since April 1 to cover the syllabus as all the schools were closed from March 25 amid the nationwide lockdown caused by Covid-19 pandemic, school principal Col T Chakravarty said in a press statement on Wednesday.

The school also conducted online pre-mid term examination from May 8 to 14 before the summer vacation from May 15. Remarkably, 97% of the cadets wrote the papers. Among all the sainik schools in the country, Sainik School Gopalganj is the first to successfully conduct online classes and examinations, the principal said.

The digital mode facilitated the teachers and cadets to connect through video-enabled remote classrooms that provided a platform for interactive and collaborative learning.

Before the summer vacation, a parent-teacher meeting was held through videoconferencing. The principal praised the teachers for their dedicated pursuit in preparing and executing the online contents. He requested the parents to supervise the online activities of their children and asked the cadets to complete the assignments given on the school portal.