Roy Bulton, Roy Anamika
Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.
Centre for Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.
Child Youth Serv Rev. 2021 Jan;120:105768. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105768. Epub 2020 Nov 30.
The paper examines 'exam emergency' in India through an engaging dialogue of importance, dissension, and contention over conducting all the annual entrance examinations amidst this covid-19 pandemic that have been postponed earlier due to nationwide lockdown. Drawing on the pre-exam living experiences, this paper presents the challenges and problems of student communities and the insecurities of their mental and physical health risks while they are preparing and appearing for their scheduled entrance tests. The paper finds no concrete attempt of negotiations from the authorities to channel majoritarian concerns. The lack of preparation from government and exam authorities to facilitate students in this crisis period has finally made many to fail writing their exam papers and left them behind with unfulfilled dreams.
本文通过一场引人入胜的对话，探讨了印度在新冠疫情期间进行所有年度入学考试的重要性、分歧和争议，这些考试此前因全国封锁而推迟。基于考前的生活经历，本文呈现了学生群体面临的挑战和问题，以及他们在准备和参加预定入学考试时身心健康面临的风险和不安全感。本文发现，当局没有具体尝试通过谈判来疏导多数人的担忧。在这一危机时期，政府和考试当局缺乏帮助学生的准备工作，最终导致许多学生未能完成考试答卷，梦想破灭。
