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AISA BHI HOTA HAI Two exam centres have only one student each
By Yogesh Avasthi and Vipul Rajput
Posted On Friday, March 20, 2009 (Ahmedabad Mirror : http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20Latest§id=2&contentid=200903202009032003364412671452cb)
Two students appearing for their HSC examination found themselves in an uneasy situation on Thursday when they realised they were the only ones appearing for the examination at their respective centres. At 10 am, when Heta Mehta, a class XII Arts student of Gujarat Law Society, and her father Dilip Mehta reached Nirman High School on C G Road, where Heta was to appear for her History paper, they found the school empty with just a few officials and security guards in sight.
It was only after talking to one of the officials that Heta and her father realised that she was the only candidate to sit for the exam at the centre. Just before the examination started, Heta told AM, “I feel a certain fear that I’m the only student giving the exam in the entire building. With just the invigilators and me, I feel nervous.”
Dilip Mehta said, “When we saw the list of candidates, we found that only three students were appearing at the centre. My daughter was already nervous seeing the list, but since names of two other candidates were there, I told her not to worry. It was only after we came to the school today (Thursday) that we realised that she is the only one.”
“Heta pleaded with me, ‘papa, please wait for me outside till the paper is over’,” Mehta said.Mehta felt a lot relieved when he saw his daughter coming out of the examination hall after what seemed “like the longest three hours of his life”.
Another student who found himself in the same situation as Heta, later in the afternoon, was Arunkumar Dubey, a class 12 Science student who studies at Rakhial School. When Arun reached Akshay High School at Bapunagar on his bicycle, where he was to appear for his Biology paper at 3 pm, he found the usual brouhaha missing. On inquiring, an invigilator told him that he was the only student sitting for the examination that day.
An anxious Arun told AM, “This is the first time that I’m giving an examination in a building where I am the only student. It’s kind of scary.”There are at least 20 officials at each centre taking care of Heta and Arunkumar.Usually, each examination centre has a centre supervisor, around five observers, at least six policemen who come to pick and deliver the question paper, four flying squad members who visit the centre a couple of times and five to seven security guards, besides two vehicles that are stationed there.
When asked about the huge amount of money spent and the number of people engaged for one student, District Education Officer P B Gadhvi told AM, “All the numbers are allotted by a computer. As per our system, we cannot change the centre once it is allotted. And a student has to be allotted a centre close to the area where he/she studies.”
By Yogesh Avasthi and Vipul Rajput
Posted On Friday, March 20, 2009 (Ahmedabad Mirror : http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20Latest§id=2&contentid=200903202009032003364412671452cb)
Two students appearing for their HSC examination found themselves in an uneasy situation on Thursday when they realised they were the only ones appearing for the examination at their respective centres. At 10 am, when Heta Mehta, a class XII Arts student of Gujarat Law Society, and her father Dilip Mehta reached Nirman High School on C G Road, where Heta was to appear for her History paper, they found the school empty with just a few officials and security guards in sight.
It was only after talking to one of the officials that Heta and her father realised that she was the only candidate to sit for the exam at the centre. Just before the examination started, Heta told AM, “I feel a certain fear that I’m the only student giving the exam in the entire building. With just the invigilators and me, I feel nervous.”
Dilip Mehta said, “When we saw the list of candidates, we found that only three students were appearing at the centre. My daughter was already nervous seeing the list, but since names of two other candidates were there, I told her not to worry. It was only after we came to the school today (Thursday) that we realised that she is the only one.”
“Heta pleaded with me, ‘papa, please wait for me outside till the paper is over’,” Mehta said.Mehta felt a lot relieved when he saw his daughter coming out of the examination hall after what seemed “like the longest three hours of his life”.
Another student who found himself in the same situation as Heta, later in the afternoon, was Arunkumar Dubey, a class 12 Science student who studies at Rakhial School. When Arun reached Akshay High School at Bapunagar on his bicycle, where he was to appear for his Biology paper at 3 pm, he found the usual brouhaha missing. On inquiring, an invigilator told him that he was the only student sitting for the examination that day.
An anxious Arun told AM, “This is the first time that I’m giving an examination in a building where I am the only student. It’s kind of scary.”There are at least 20 officials at each centre taking care of Heta and Arunkumar.Usually, each examination centre has a centre supervisor, around five observers, at least six policemen who come to pick and deliver the question paper, four flying squad members who visit the centre a couple of times and five to seven security guards, besides two vehicles that are stationed there.
When asked about the huge amount of money spent and the number of people engaged for one student, District Education Officer P B Gadhvi told AM, “All the numbers are allotted by a computer. As per our system, we cannot change the centre once it is allotted. And a student has to be allotted a centre close to the area where he/she studies.”
