Haryana Class 10 Results: Board issues fresh merit list after technical error

The Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) withdrew the results of the Class 10 board examinations over an incorrect merit list, hours after announcing it on Monday.

As reported in Hindustan Times, the original merit list named Monika Rani as the topper with 493 marks out of 500, followed by Rupesh (surname not known), who scored 491. The third rank was shared by four students, who each scored 490. However, after the error was rectified, a boy – Yudhveer Singh from Sirsa district’s Lehranwali village – occupied the top position with 499 marks.

Yudhveer’s father was happy, though he would have preferred a more straight-forward academic victory for his son. “I am proud of Yudhveer’s performance, but we also feel sad for the three girls who were made to face such disappointment for no fault of theirs,” said Jasbir Singh, also an agriculturist while speaking to Hindustan Times.

 “Due to some technical error, the Board of School Education Haryana is rectifying the result of Secondary Examination, March-2017,” the education board said in a statement.

Its chairperson Jagbir Singh said the computer changed the three-digit 100 score into two digit, giving D grade to top scorers due to some problem.

“A fresh list of toppers will be declared by later Monday evening,” Singh said adding 2 employees of the board have been suspended for negligence.