Dealing with examination stress during COVID-19

Pages: 113-119
Nayanika Singh1 and Prisha Kapoor2 (Department of Psychology, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration (MGSIPA)1, and Sector 26, Chandigarh, Govt. of Punjab and Carmel Convent School, Sector 9, Chandigarh2)

In these uncertain times of Covid-19, people are experiencing insecurity and turmoil due to the outbreak of corona virus. The entire world is an absolute upheaval due to the outbreak of corona virus which was first identified as Corona virus occurred in Wuhan, China. Covid left students in lurch and coping with new system of evaluation led to high stress and anxiety levels leading to examination stress amongst children of all age groups. Against this back drop, it is critical to realize the effect of covid 19 on Indian education setup and the conditions that are beyond usual occurrence leading to fear, stress and vulnerability due to examination stress and effective measures to deal with the same. Keeping this in mind, the aim of the paper is to highlight and discuss as to how students should deal with examination stress amidst Covid-19 scenario.