CBSE in dilemma over rescheduled AIEEE
New Delhi: After the All India Engineering Entrance Test paper leak fiasco on Sunday, the Central Board of Secondary Education is now facing a new dilemma.
The Board had issued a notification on Tuesday regarding the rescheduled examination to be held on May 11. However, it is still having trouble deciding which students should be allowed to appear for the examination.
The rescheduled test on May 11 had been organized by the CBSE for students who had been unable to appear for the test on Sunday when it had been delayed by around 3 hours.
However, parents of several students have petitioned to the Board to conduct a fresh AIEEE altogether and allow all 12 lakh candidates that had appeared for the test this year to give the rescheduled exam again.
On May 1, when the test had been delayed due to the paper leak, around 32,000 students had been unable to give the test as the timings of the delayed exam had clashed with other entrance tests such as that of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC).
The Board is concerned that if all 12 lakh students are allowed to reappear for the examination again, it might result in more hassles and is planning to restrict the rescheduled test to only those who had been unable to give the test on May 1.
According to a CBSE official, the Board is caught in a situation where it is hard to satisfy the demands of everyone and will be facing flak for whatever decision it takes.
The AIEEE on May 1 had been delayed by around three hours after the Uttar Pradesh police had discovered that the test had been leaked. 32,000 students had been unable to give the test that had been delayed.
It is being argued by parents of several candidates who had appeared for the test on May 1 that the performance of their children could not be compared with students who would be appearing for the test on May 11. This is because students who would appear for the test 10 days later to the actual AIEEE would already be aware about the question paper standards and what to expect in it.
Parents have suggested that the CBSE should make it optional for all candidates to reappear for the test and then consider the best score out of the two examinations. They have argued that this measure alone would be fair for all students.
On the contrary, the CBSE is concerned that allowing all candidates to appear for the rescheduled examination will create a scenario in which one set of students will be getting two chances at the paper, which would be unfair for candidates who got only one chance.
The Board had issued a notification on Tuesday regarding the rescheduled examination to be held on May 11. However, it is still having trouble deciding which students should be allowed to appear for the examination.
The rescheduled test on May 11 had been organized by the CBSE for students who had been unable to appear for the test on Sunday when it had been delayed by around 3 hours.
However, parents of several students have petitioned to the Board to conduct a fresh AIEEE altogether and allow all 12 lakh candidates that had appeared for the test this year to give the rescheduled exam again.
On May 1, when the test had been delayed due to the paper leak, around 32,000 students had been unable to give the test as the timings of the delayed exam had clashed with other entrance tests such as that of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC).
The Board is concerned that if all 12 lakh students are allowed to reappear for the examination again, it might result in more hassles and is planning to restrict the rescheduled test to only those who had been unable to give the test on May 1.
According to a CBSE official, the Board is caught in a situation where it is hard to satisfy the demands of everyone and will be facing flak for whatever decision it takes.
The AIEEE on May 1 had been delayed by around three hours after the Uttar Pradesh police had discovered that the test had been leaked. 32,000 students had been unable to give the test that had been delayed.
It is being argued by parents of several candidates who had appeared for the test on May 1 that the performance of their children could not be compared with students who would be appearing for the test on May 11. This is because students who would appear for the test 10 days later to the actual AIEEE would already be aware about the question paper standards and what to expect in it.
Parents have suggested that the CBSE should make it optional for all candidates to reappear for the test and then consider the best score out of the two examinations. They have argued that this measure alone would be fair for all students.
On the contrary, the CBSE is concerned that allowing all candidates to appear for the rescheduled examination will create a scenario in which one set of students will be getting two chances at the paper, which would be unfair for candidates who got only one chance.
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