Despite clear instructions from the education board, schools refuse to take any chances during emergencies, causing panic among students
Despite clear instructions from the education board, schools refuse to take any chances during emergencies, causing panic among students
Date: March 6
Incident: Four dyslexic students from St Dominic Savio High School in Mahakali Caves, Andheri, went to the Sri Sathya High School to appear for the SSC exams
Problem: Though their examination centre was the Kala Vidya Mandir High School and Junior College in Marol, the students had written to the education board and asked for a centre close their house. They failed to get permission
Solution: Authorities asked them to produce emergency bar code numbers. Since they did not have the numbers, the school contacted board officials. The students lost valuable time during the chaos and began their paper late
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Date: March 5
Incident: On the first day of the SSC exams, two students from the western suburbs were stopped from appearing for the paper for a while
Problem: Their hall tickets did not have their signatures
Solution:The centre called up their principals to confirm whether they were indeed students of the school
Date: March 5
Incident: At the Marol Academy in Andheri, an SSC student was not allowed to appear for his exam on time
Problem: The student had a childhood photograph of his on his hall ticket
Solution: As the centre could not identify him, they called the school for confirmation
Date: February 28
Incident: One the first day of the HSC exams, the invigilator of Lala Lajpat Rai College, Haji Ali, refused to let in Shamsi Obaid (20)
Problem: Obaid had lost his hall ticket on the way to the examination centre
Solution: Obaid had to rush to his college, Bhavan's College at Chowpatty, where he was allowed to appear for the paper, but only after an hour had elapsed
The rulebook
In case of an emergency, the board has instructed principals to allow the students to write their paper first and then contact the board.
As per the HSC board rules, a student is allowed to appear for the exams if he has lost his hall ticket provided his own college is contacted immediately for the necessary permissions
The board, this year, also began a helpline 27893756 to address emergencies
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