Canada colleges, varsities accepting board-moderated internal assessments

LUCKNOW : A majority of the 47 Canadian colleges and universities, which participated in a recent survey by the Institute for Career Studies (ICS), Academica Group, and Worldwide EduConnect Inc, stated that they will accept the internal assessments moderated by Boards like the CBSE (91%), ISC (85%) and IB (85%) while considering admission applications from Indian students. Dr Amrita Dass, founder-director, ICS, said, “Such accurate and timely information will facilitate students in making informed decisions.

The survey findings show high regard for National Boards among Canadian colleges and universities. In addition, there’s heartening news about scholarships on offer and paid internship opportunities for students as they pursue their courses.”

Board examinations in India were cancelled following the devastating second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. While this ended months of uncertainty and stress for roughly 1.4 million students, it introduced new uncertainties about their future as they applied for higher education admissions.

Students, parents, schools, and government leaders wanted to know how post-secondary institutions around the world would assess admission applications from India. ICS, therefore, spearheaded a global initiative to gather the perspectives of worldwide campuses and their plans for assessing and admitting Indian students. The Canada part of this global survey was conducted in July and completed in September 2021.

The participating institutions included the University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, University of Waterloo, University of Alberta, Queen’s University, Carleton University, and Dalhousie University among others.