MUMBAI: Several students were not allowed to enter the exam centres of All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) after they reached beyond the 9.30am deadline. Over 50 students, who were coming from places like Raigad, Ratnagiri and Pune, complained that they were delayed en route due to the current repairs and diversion along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.
The Panvel exam centres included St Joseph High School, DAV, and New Horizon in New Panvel. An AIPMT official told TOI: "We had strict instructions to close the gates at 9.30 am. So all students who reached there even a minute late were not allowed inside."
Meanwhile, at two other exam centres — Kendriya Vidyalaya-1, Colaba, and Arya Gurukul, Kalyan — parents lost their cool and had fights with the authorities for not allowing students inside for being late. Moreover, attendance was poor at several exam centres, said school heads.
In all, 6,32,625 candidates were registered for the examination, out of which only 4,22,859 candidates downloaded admit cards. The examination was conducted at 1,065 centres in 50 cities throughout the country and abroad.
At the Kalyan (east) centre, a trustee of Arya Gurukul said seven students came late. "When we didn't allow them in, parents picked up stones and broke the glass of the security cabin, forcing themselves in. We had to call the police," said trustee Bharat Malik.
The parents filed a police complaint against the school for not permitting their wards in. The school, on their part, filed a case of vandalism against parents.
In Colaba too, close to 20 candidates faced the same problem. "We reached at 9.25 am but our wards were not allowed in. The principal said it was past 9.30 am and refused to listen to our pleas," said a parent.
The Panvel exam centres included St Joseph High School, DAV, and New Horizon in New Panvel. An AIPMT official told TOI: "We had strict instructions to close the gates at 9.30 am. So all students who reached there even a minute late were not allowed inside."
Meanwhile, at two other exam centres — Kendriya Vidyalaya-1, Colaba, and Arya Gurukul, Kalyan — parents lost their cool and had fights with the authorities for not allowing students inside for being late. Moreover, attendance was poor at several exam centres, said school heads.
In all, 6,32,625 candidates were registered for the examination, out of which only 4,22,859 candidates downloaded admit cards. The examination was conducted at 1,065 centres in 50 cities throughout the country and abroad.
At the Kalyan (east) centre, a trustee of Arya Gurukul said seven students came late. "When we didn't allow them in, parents picked up stones and broke the glass of the security cabin, forcing themselves in. We had to call the police," said trustee Bharat Malik.
The parents filed a police complaint against the school for not permitting their wards in. The school, on their part, filed a case of vandalism against parents.
In Colaba too, close to 20 candidates faced the same problem. "We reached at 9.25 am but our wards were not allowed in. The principal said it was past 9.30 am and refused to listen to our pleas," said a parent.
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