The J&K Board of School Education (BOSE) is unlikely to conduct the re-examination of the papers of class 10 and 12 students cancelled during the bi-annual exams after students resorted to mass copying in the exam centres. The bi-annual exams of these two classes were held in March.
During the exams, students at various exam centres acrossKashmir resorted to mass copying in the examination centres which marred thesanctity of the exam centres. At some places, public interference was also witnessednear the exam centres wherein youth were helping the examinees with the chitsfrom outside the exam centres.
The repeated incidents of mass copying prompted theauthorities in JKBOSE to shift the exam centers while as in many centresexamination of students was cancelled as well.
“We cancelled examination of class 10th and 12th students in10 exam centres across Kashmir while as location of 25 exam centres was changedafter students resorted to mass copying in the exam centres,” said jointsecretary examination in JKBOSE, Syed Abdul Rouf.
Several videos of mass copying were making rounds on socialmedia following which questions were raised on the examination staff for theirfailure to maintain the sanctity of the exams.
“Such incidents only bring shame to our institution which isunacceptable. We have to think out of box to stop the menace of mass copying atexams centres. There should be some deterrence,” Syed Rouf said.
An official however attributed public interference in examsthe absence of JK Police teams outside exam centres. He said imposition ofsection 144 is not followed outside exam centres as well.
“Police avoids remaining deployed outside exam centres toavoid law and order situation. The superintendent and other local exam don’tdare to control the public interference in exam apprehending attacks from mob,”a BOSE official said.
Amid this challenging situation, JKBOSE is considering notto hold re-examination of the papers cancelled in bi-annual exams earlier.
“We know students will suffer but holding re-examinationwill fizzle out the purpose of cancelling it earlier and it won’t be takenseriously by the students. We are reviewing all the aspects of the decision andfinal call will be taken soon,” the official said.
Meanwhile, the students from various districts have opposedthe cancellation of their two papers by the BOSE authorities.
The students said few examinees resort to copying in examcentres for which others are treated with same yardstick.
“JKBOSE authorities should take action against only thosestudents who resort to copying or misconduct instead of taking arbitrarydecision by cancelling the exams,” the students said.