The Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) will conduct live classes for students of classes IX to XII on YouTube from September 9.

Students will be able to ask questions that will be answered by subject teachers immediately after the classes.

Students can post their queries on the chat window during the live streaming that will be replied after the classes are over, the council said in a notice issued to schools on Friday.

Classes will be held on all major subjects.

All schools have been closed since the middle of March because of the pandemic and students have been taught only through the online mode.

The council has decided to start live classes considering the problems students who will take the Class X and Class XII board exams in 2021 are facing for not being able to attend regular classes, the principal of an ICSE school in Calcutta said.

Experienced teachers will hold the classes, the notice said.

During the live classes, the council will share a link to Google Form, in which students and teachers can give their feedback on the classes.

The council had taught students of classes IX to XII through TV in April. For students of Bengal, the council had partnered with two Bengali channels to teach English, mathematics and science. The classes had been held for a few weeks.

A large number of schools have been doing well in holding online classes, particularly for students who will take the board exams next year, the council said in the notice. “There are an equally large number of schools, which are not able to do so for various reasons. The present situation of the coronavirus pandemic is unrelenting and seems to be getting worse in many parts of the country.”

The council aims to reach out to students of all its schools, especially in semi-urban and rural areas, by holding live classes on YouTube, according to the notice.

The classes titled, “CISCE Virtual Learning Series” will start with a lesson on the English language for ICSE students on the first day. Students will be taught to write an argumentative essay in the class that will start at 10am on September 9.

Students will have to click on the link https://youtu.be/223JU7PVRjU to watch the live class.

The detailed schedule of the classes planned by the council will be sent to the schools after the launch on September 9.