Pune: The Progressive Assessment Test (PAT) for school students coincides with the election-related training of teachers. These sessions will be held from Oct 23 to 26 while PAT is from Oct 22 to 25. The education department will decide in a day or two to reschedule either event.
The State Council for Educational Research and Training ( SCERT ) will conduct PAT for students from Stds III to IX. Ravikant Kadam, a teacher on election duty, said, "There is lack of coordination in govt agencies. The training schedule should have been in consultation with the department.
We will have to wait for govt to decide." The examination must be conducted before students begin their Diwali vacation, others said. School teacher Sudhma Vaity said, "The test cannot be conducted after students return from vacation around Nov 10.
We will begin the second term once students are back." Retired school teacher Shamakant Jadhav said teachers are assigned tasks and explained technicalities of the polling process during training. An official in the state education department, on the condition of anonymity, said they are in talks with election authorities about the dates.
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