India, Feb. 27 -- Schools have been asked to grade students on the basis of projects and assignments.

New Delhi: As no classroom teaching and learning happened due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Delhi government has issued guidelines for its schools for assessments of the students up to class 8. According to the guidelines of the Directorate of Education (DoE), the offline examinations have been ruled out and the schools have been asked to grade the students on the basis of projects and assignments. The guidelines have been issued to the government-run and aided schools for assessment for the 2020-21 academic session.

Rita Sharma, Additional Director of Education, Delhi said: "Since no classroom teaching and learning has taken place a...