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Online practice exams for students launched
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New Delhi
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June 23
THOMSON Prometric, a provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment services and part of The Thomson Corporation, on Wednesday announced a three-year agreement with the Institute of Advanced Computing and Management (IACM) to launch Dakshankan online practice examinations for school students in India.
By using Dakshankan, CBSE students of Standard X, XI and XII would be able to assess their learning at various levels as their studies progress and can identify any potential areas of weakness for additional learning needs. The service is priced at Rs 3,000 per student per year.
IACM has developed the examination questions in line with the syllabi of the schools, and exams can be taken chapter wise, module wise and for complete book course from a repository of over 75,000 questions. Thomson Prometric has provided the technology for the solution.
"Students opting for the examination can purchase key identity from bookshops and cybercafes, and can then go to Dakshankan Web site (www.dakshankan.com) , fill up a form to get a student identity and password, following the receipt of which he can appear for the tests," Mr Ravinder Goyal, Director, Institute of Advanced Computing and Management, said at a news conference here.
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