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Bungling at exam centre costs student dearly

By Our Staff Reporter

ANANTAPUR JUNE 5. Bungling by invigilators at an Intermediate examination centre here in March this year, in which her answer sheets were changed, is proving dear to a bright student apart from jeopardising her career.

O.S. Deepthi, a student of Satya Sai Junior College for women here, had taken her first year (M.P.C) examinations in March at the Bapuji Cooperative Junior College with hall ticket No. 2358783. She had written all exams well and was confident of scoring not less than 85 per cent in all subjects.

But, the results announced last month left her shocked as she failed in four (all optional subjects) out of six subjects. She was further terrified by the marks memorandum as it showed that she had secured only four marks in mathematics-I, 3 in mathematics-II, 0 (zero) in physics and 8 in chemistry. However, she scored 87 in English and 85 in Telugu.

Hailing from a poor family (her father is a priest in a village in Kammavaripalli in Kothacheruvu mandal) it was very difficult for her to secure xerox copies of her answer sheets from the Board of Intermediate to find out what exactly had happened, as the Board collects a fee of Rs. 600 to give xerox copies of answer sheets of each subject.

She could apply for xerox copies of only one subject (physics) due to financial constraints. When she got the xerox copies of answer sheets she was shocked further as except the covering sheet other answer sheets were not hers. The handwriting of the student and that in the answer sheets was completely different. However, the signature of the invigilator on the cover sheet and other answer sheets was same.

Deepthi told The Hindu that while she had taken four additional answer sheets it was mentioned as only one on the covering sheet. When her parents approached the examination centre for a copy of the register in which the details of additional answer sheets are noted, the principal of the college refused stating that they could not divulge such confidential material unless there was a legal direction.

Her parents are now planning to move legally against the bungling committed by the examination centre and the negligence of the Board of Intermediate.

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