Board exams: Students run amok in Kushinagar

STUDENTS APPEARING for the UP Board examinations went on the rampage in Fazil Nagar town of Kushingar when they came to know that their examination forms were rejected by the board, as the BMG Inter College was not recognised. Police intervened and fired in the air to disperse around 2,000 agitated students.

STUDENTS APPEARING for the UP Board examinations went on the rampage in Fazil Nagar town of Kushingar when they came to know that their examination forms were rejected by the board, as the BMG Inter College was not recognised. Police intervened and fired in the air to disperse around 2,000 agitated students.
In Rampur Karkhana in Deoria district, too, agitated students went on the rampage and manhandled the examination incharge for indulging in favouritism. The students blamed a group of invigilators for helping some students, while strictly checking others. Overall, mismanagement at various centres was witnessed on the first day of the UP Board examination here.

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The examination was conducted at 160 centres. Confusion prevailed about collection of answer books of students, as education officials issued no guideline regarding it. Officials incharge of centres were not sure where to deposit answer books in the rural areas. Finally, answer sheets from 22 examinations centres were deposited at Ganesh Shanker Pandey Inter College at Khajani.

Shortage of invigilators also hit the examination at various centres. Incharge of examination centres informed the control room about it. As the compulsory Hindi examination was scheduled on Saturday, many shortcoming came to the fore.

Sources said flying squads constituted by the DM and the district inspector of schools could reach centres on time due to absence of police personnel.