'Failed' girl passes HSC with 57%

Updated on: 06 June,2009 08:14 AM IST |
Kranti Vibhute |

She had mistakenly entered the bar code number of an absent student on her paper, which led to the mix-up

She had mistakenly entered the bar code number of an absent student on her paper, which led to the mix-up

Rinkal Gala, an HSC student from Vani Vidyalaya Junior College, Mulund, who had mistakenly been declared failed on Thursday, was officially declared to have passed her HSC exam.
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MiD DAY had reported her case yesterday. The Mumbai Divisional Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education verified yesterday that she had passed with 57 per cent.
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However, the board has clearly stated that the blame for the mix-up rests squarely on Gala's shoulders.

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But the mix-up happened because she had sat on the wrong bench that day.
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Basanti Roy, secretary of the Board, said, "The board was not at fault. The girl made the mistake. On the day of the exam, another student was absent.
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She mistakenly sat on that student's bench and entered that student's bar code number on her answer sheet."
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As a result, Gala had to submit a written apology to the Board to get her correct marksheet.

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