Even as 3.01 lakh students appeared for their Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) English language examinations in Mumbai on Monday, the HSC board claimed the exams went off smoothly. But at one exam centre in Chembur, some students panicked on finding the road to the exam centre dug up, while others landed up at the wrong exam centre, but were allowed to give their exam.
Even as 3.01 lakh students appeared for their Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) English language examinations in Mumbai on Monday, the HSC board claimed the exams went off smoothly. But at one exam centre in Chembur, some students panicked on finding the road to the exam centre dug up, while others landed up at the wrong exam centre, but were allowed to give their exam.
Veena Badigi, principal of Karnataka Junior College in Chembur, said, "The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation should have taken up digging of the roads after the board exam. It is creating a traffic jam and creating panic in students who are reaching our centre. I have complained about this not just to the board, but even to the local BMC officials. We have to use the lane to get exam-related things for students." Almost 700 students are appearing for HSC exams at the Karnataka Junior College, and more will be appearing for SSC board exam.
The assistant head of Chembur's Swami Muktanand High School, official Lata Shinde, said, "Three students came to our centre by mistake instead of going to their allotted exam centre. We helped them and allowed them to take the exam in our centre. We told them to write the next exam in their allotted centre."
The HSC board's helpline fielded a number of student queries. Many general category students were curious to know whether calculators were allowed in the exam. The board helpline cleared the air, saying only autistic children were allowed the use of a calculator. Other calls were from the students asking whether they could wear burkhas during the board exam. The officials on the board helpline said that burkha-wearing students were allowed, but were liable to be searched by police constables or by a female official of the exam centre.
So popular is the helpline, that Ashok Sarode, official working with the helpline, said, "We are not just getting calls from Mumbai students, but also from Aurangabad and even from Bangalore. We are answering their queries. Students are even coming to the board office to ask us questions."
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