NEW DELHI (TIP): Placing the onus on schools for the safety of students on their premises, the Central Board of Secondary Education today issued new security-related guidelines that included a psychometric test for the teaching and non-teaching staff.
Psychometric tests are used to measure an individual’s mental capabilities and behavioural style. The tests are designed to measure a candidate’s suitability for a role based on the required personality characteristics and aptitude.
The evaluation is done by a professional psychologist.
The Board has asked schools to complete the evaluation process within two months and implement the other guidelines, failing which they would face derecognition.
The directive comes amid increased concerns about the
safety of students on school premises following the killing of
a seven-year-old boy in a Gurugram school and the rape of a five-year-old girl by a peon in Delhi. “Such verification and evaluation for non-teaching staff such as bus drivers, conductors, peon, and other support staff may be done very carefully. Source: PTI