Kannur principal told to apologise
CBSE blames staff for NEET frisking
With the intrusive frisking of a girl student appearing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in Kannur evoking widespread criticism, the Central Board of Secondary Education on Tuesday ordered the principal of the school in Knnur where the incident took place to apologise to her.
The directive for the apology came after CBSE Chairman R.K. Chaturvedi met Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi, two days after the incident to check cheating was reported.
The Board meanwhile attributed the incident to the overzealousness of the female staff of the examination centre. Four teachers of the school at Kunhimangalam in Kannur were also suspended on Tuesday pending an inquiry into an incident on May 7 in which the student was asked to remove her innerwear before she could take the test.
The management of the TISK English Medium School at Kovvappuram at Kunhimangalam said the teachers entrusted with the task of frisking students were placed under suspension for a month pending investigation. The suspended teachers have been identified as Sheeja, Safeena, Bindu, and Shahina.
The CBSE, which conducts the NEET for admission to MBBS and BDS courses, said the incident was very unfortunate. Board officials present in Kannur were not informed of the incident either by the Principal of the school concerned or the parents of the candidate, it said.
Defending frisking in the interests of candidates, the Board said it followed the same “protocol of frisking” for NEET this year as was done in 2016 and 2015. The candidates were informed well in advance of the “guidelines for frisking and dress code” through the NEET information bulletin, the CBSE NEET website, printed instructions on admit cards, and individual communication through e-mails and SMS.
With the intrusive frisking of a girl student appearing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) in Kannur evoking widespread criticism, the Central Board of Secondary Education on Tuesday ordered the principal of the school in Knnur where the incident took place to apologise to her.
The directive for the apology came after CBSE Chairman R.K. Chaturvedi met Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi, two days after the incident to check cheating was reported.
The Board meanwhile attributed the incident to the overzealousness of the female staff of the examination centre. Four teachers of the school at Kunhimangalam in Kannur were also suspended on Tuesday pending an inquiry into an incident on May 7 in which the student was asked to remove her innerwear before she could take the test.
The management of the TISK English Medium School at Kovvappuram at Kunhimangalam said the teachers entrusted with the task of frisking students were placed under suspension for a month pending investigation. The suspended teachers have been identified as Sheeja, Safeena, Bindu, and Shahina.
The CBSE, which conducts the NEET for admission to MBBS and BDS courses, said the incident was very unfortunate. Board officials present in Kannur were not informed of the incident either by the Principal of the school concerned or the parents of the candidate, it said.
Defending frisking in the interests of candidates, the Board said it followed the same “protocol of frisking” for NEET this year as was done in 2016 and 2015. The candidates were informed well in advance of the “guidelines for frisking and dress code” through the NEET information bulletin, the CBSE NEET website, printed instructions on admit cards, and individual communication through e-mails and SMS.
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