to reduce stress then we will need a certificationbased module where the focus will be on 360degree assessment of students and not textbook learning just like competitive exams we can explore the possibility of conducting one exam that seeks to evaluate students on their core competencies and conceptual clarityfor most educators a mere shift to a cce model will not be enough for a holistic transformation the focus should be on bringing about corresponding changes in the existing education system which would include the roles of the school the teacher and parentsthe system might not bring about a major change unless we are ready to transform the role of teachers way of teaching and assessment methods there has to be a shift towards evaluating students on both scholastic and coscholastic activities like projects and social work the pattern of assessment needs to change said director of suncity school rupa chakravartyalthough educators have different opinions when it comes to cce most seem to agree on one point the year will be stressful for both students and teachers and a lot will depend on how schools react to changes while students will need regular counselling and guidance teachers will have to be trained differentlywe must not underestimate our students they can surely adapt to the new system if they have teachers to guide them schools have to establish that internal assessments should not only focus on scoring but also on learning for both the students and the teachers joseph saidstudents however expressed concern about balancing study time for iit aspirants its a very different pattern of learning we have to keep up with the pace of regular school classes and coaching sessions if the internal assessments were to be kicked in things will be very difficult i have to take online classes in the day and then coaching classes in the evening then there are series of mock tests and assignments for coaching classes too managing all this will be tough said manas somani a class 12 student of delhi public school sector 45students said it was important to keep themselves mentally fit whether or not we like it we have to adapt to it it will be the test of patience perseverance and willpower im not thinking too much and rather focusing on picking up hobbies and taking out some time to cool off keeping oneself mentally fit is the only way to tide through this it has been the case since last year said rupam taneja of blue bells schoolfocus will also be on the role of parents to engage and train their children so that they give more importance to learning and not just on scores and grades they need to keep reminding children that even if they do not score well once they can improve on it said choprahowever to be successful such changes will also have to be complemented by flexibility in the higher education system colleges need to do away with their fixation on high