Kerala flags viral posts claiming to predict Onam exam questions

The complaint was submitted by the minister’s private secretary, seeking immediate action against channels making such claims, the minister’s office said in a statement on Sunday.WHAT ARE SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS CLAIMING? Several teachers and educational channels conduct classes for students through platforms such as.

However, the minister’s office said some channels were allegedly using these platforms to circulate misleading information about the examinations. Some videos and posts reportedly claim that they will provide the Onam exam question paper, that only the questions mentioned by them will appear in.

What Happened

Students are also being told that they only need to study the questions being promoted by these channels, the statement said.WHY HAS THE MINISTER'S OFFICE RAISED CONCERNS? According to the statement, such claims can create false expectations among students and lead to.

• However, the office clarified that the complaint is not intended to restrict regular academic classes conducted by teachers on social media platforms.

• The minister’s office has warned students, parents and teachers against falling for such claims and said strict action would be taken against those making false statements about examination question papers.

• The complaint also raised concerns that some channels could be using claims about question papers to attract students to their platforms and groups and collect different types of student information and data.

Key Details

With these exams already underway, the office said the issue has assumed greater significance.

• The school term examinations held before the Onam holidays are known as the Onam examinations.

• The minister’s office also said these claims could encourage students to depend on questions allegedly available just before the examination instead of preparing properly.

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