CHENNAI: At least 10 students missed the All India Pre-medical/dental re-test in the city when they arrived at Ramkuwar Devi Fomra Vivekananda Vidyalaya in Chromepet late and were not allowed in. The news spread when Chromepet resident P Sam saw the nine girls and a boy waiting outside the campus and sent the pictures via WhatsApp to media organisations.
One of the girls said they were stopped at the gates as they turned up at the school on Mahadevan Street in Nehru Nagar a few minutes after 9.30am. "Since the exam doesn't begin till 10 am, we requested that we be allowed in but they didn't oblige," she said.
When contacted, the school authorities said the instructions from CBSE were clear: students have to be seated in the hall at 9.30am. "We have observers from the CBSE and they cautioned us to be strict with timings," they said. A CBSE notification too was issued which stated that 'no candidate who reports after 9.30am would be allowed into the exam hall.'
Those who appeared for the exam said the paper was relatively easier, with most questions straight from the books and the physics paper not as lengthy as last time.
However, the number of students appearing for the re-test at the various centres was lower.
Coaching experts said many chose to go in for engineering or considered other options in medicine. Results for the re-test are expected around mid-August.
Swaraj Sahu of SBOA School in Anna Nagar, who wrote the test at Asan Memorial School, said there were only four people in his classroom as compared to a full class in May.
Others too spoke of a similar experience. Sahu, like many others, said he had a few back-up options as the re-test results may come out just days before academic sessions start in medical colleges.
The security arrangements were intense in all centres. Students were thoroughly frisked and not allowed to carry any valuables, including clips, watches or stationery. Those wearing shoes were asked to go out and return barefoot or with open slippers.
One of the girls said they were stopped at the gates as they turned up at the school on Mahadevan Street in Nehru Nagar a few minutes after 9.30am. "Since the exam doesn't begin till 10 am, we requested that we be allowed in but they didn't oblige," she said.
When contacted, the school authorities said the instructions from CBSE were clear: students have to be seated in the hall at 9.30am. "We have observers from the CBSE and they cautioned us to be strict with timings," they said. A CBSE notification too was issued which stated that 'no candidate who reports after 9.30am would be allowed into the exam hall.'
Those who appeared for the exam said the paper was relatively easier, with most questions straight from the books and the physics paper not as lengthy as last time.
However, the number of students appearing for the re-test at the various centres was lower.
Coaching experts said many chose to go in for engineering or considered other options in medicine. Results for the re-test are expected around mid-August.
Swaraj Sahu of SBOA School in Anna Nagar, who wrote the test at Asan Memorial School, said there were only four people in his classroom as compared to a full class in May.
Others too spoke of a similar experience. Sahu, like many others, said he had a few back-up options as the re-test results may come out just days before academic sessions start in medical colleges.
The security arrangements were intense in all centres. Students were thoroughly frisked and not allowed to carry any valuables, including clips, watches or stationery. Those wearing shoes were asked to go out and return barefoot or with open slippers.
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