Aspirants, parents must pass first test: Comply with hard rules
Vinayashree.J@timesgroup.com 07.05.2018
As a parent scurried around asking for a glue stick to paste his daughter’s photo on her admit card, another grabbed a pair of scissors to cut sacred threads on her daughter’s wrist. A student rushed out of the hall to get her parent sign the hall ticket, while a group of people frantically searched for a candidate’s gold stud that fell to the ground while being removed. Sunday’s NEET seemed to be a test not just for students but also for their parents as they tried to comply with CBSE’s rules.
Amidst the sweltering heat, girls let their hair loose as they removed their rubber bands and clips. Jewellery, shoes, hijab and burkha, belts, all were barred, sacred threads on hands cut and handkerchiefs grabbed even if it meant runny noses. With many students forgetting to get a passport size photo, several schools arranged for photographers inside the premises, some of them charging ₹30 to ₹50.
Snega Priya, a candidate, said: “I was devastated that I hadn’t brought an extra photograph and asked my mother to get a copy from my hall ticket. I had to wait till she returned by 9.20am and so it was a rushed entry,” she said.
As students wrote the three-hour test, scores of parents waited outside or in the adjacent streets, and not unprepared – armed with lunch boxes, newspapers and coffee flasks, parents spread out on pavements and apartment entrances ready to sit out in the sun. Heavy police security was deployed around exam centres and special parking allowance was also given.
Azhagappan, a parent, felt that the dress code was “too much” for an exam. “Agreed they are taking precautions against malpractices, but the way they do it only causes chaos. Students become anxious and over-stressed right before the exam. What if they go blank during the exam after so much hard work. A systematic and calm checking process benefits all,” he said.
(With inputs from Gayatri V)
LET LOOSE: A woman removes her daughter’s hairpins before she enters a NEET centre at DAV Public School in Velachery
AT YOUR SERVICE: A police officer helps out a girl at an exam centre in Velachery
FANCY BUTTONS STUDDED ON MY TOP WERE CUT ALONG WITH THE HOLY THREAD AROUND MY WAIST. IT IS THOUGHTLESS TO ASK US TO REMOVE EARRINGS, CHAINS AND BUTTONS... THE PUBLIC INSPECTION OUTSIDE THE EXAM HALL INCREASED OUR ANXIETY
SNEGAPRIYA S
I FELT EMBARRASSED WHEN THEY ASKED ME TO REMOVE MY SHAWL AND ASKED US TO WEAR PANTS INSTEAD OF SALWAR. THAT WAS EMBARRASSING AND COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. THERE’S NOTHING WE COULD HIDE IN OUR SHAWLS
T SANGEETHA
CHECKING IS REQUIRED AND THERE’S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IF YOU FOLLOW THE RULES. PEOPLE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE SURE THAT STUDENTS DON’T GET INTO THE FIELD THROUGH MALPRACTICES
C P PRAJEET
WHILE THE CHECKING AND DRESS CODE ARE NECESSARY, THE SYSTEM OF CARRYING IT OUT COULD BE BETTER. CHECKING IS NECESSARY BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY HAS DEVELOPED AND STUDENTS CAN CHEAT IN MANY WAYS. IT CAN BE CONTROLLED ONLY IF THERE ARE RULES | JANANI M
Vinayashree.J@timesgroup.com 07.05.2018
As a parent scurried around asking for a glue stick to paste his daughter’s photo on her admit card, another grabbed a pair of scissors to cut sacred threads on her daughter’s wrist. A student rushed out of the hall to get her parent sign the hall ticket, while a group of people frantically searched for a candidate’s gold stud that fell to the ground while being removed. Sunday’s NEET seemed to be a test not just for students but also for their parents as they tried to comply with CBSE’s rules.
Amidst the sweltering heat, girls let their hair loose as they removed their rubber bands and clips. Jewellery, shoes, hijab and burkha, belts, all were barred, sacred threads on hands cut and handkerchiefs grabbed even if it meant runny noses. With many students forgetting to get a passport size photo, several schools arranged for photographers inside the premises, some of them charging ₹30 to ₹50.
Snega Priya, a candidate, said: “I was devastated that I hadn’t brought an extra photograph and asked my mother to get a copy from my hall ticket. I had to wait till she returned by 9.20am and so it was a rushed entry,” she said.
As students wrote the three-hour test, scores of parents waited outside or in the adjacent streets, and not unprepared – armed with lunch boxes, newspapers and coffee flasks, parents spread out on pavements and apartment entrances ready to sit out in the sun. Heavy police security was deployed around exam centres and special parking allowance was also given.
Azhagappan, a parent, felt that the dress code was “too much” for an exam. “Agreed they are taking precautions against malpractices, but the way they do it only causes chaos. Students become anxious and over-stressed right before the exam. What if they go blank during the exam after so much hard work. A systematic and calm checking process benefits all,” he said.
(With inputs from Gayatri V)
LET LOOSE: A woman removes her daughter’s hairpins before she enters a NEET centre at DAV Public School in Velachery
AT YOUR SERVICE: A police officer helps out a girl at an exam centre in Velachery
FANCY BUTTONS STUDDED ON MY TOP WERE CUT ALONG WITH THE HOLY THREAD AROUND MY WAIST. IT IS THOUGHTLESS TO ASK US TO REMOVE EARRINGS, CHAINS AND BUTTONS... THE PUBLIC INSPECTION OUTSIDE THE EXAM HALL INCREASED OUR ANXIETY
SNEGAPRIYA S
I FELT EMBARRASSED WHEN THEY ASKED ME TO REMOVE MY SHAWL AND ASKED US TO WEAR PANTS INSTEAD OF SALWAR. THAT WAS EMBARRASSING AND COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY. THERE’S NOTHING WE COULD HIDE IN OUR SHAWLS
T SANGEETHA
CHECKING IS REQUIRED AND THERE’S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IF YOU FOLLOW THE RULES. PEOPLE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE SURE THAT STUDENTS DON’T GET INTO THE FIELD THROUGH MALPRACTICES
C P PRAJEET
WHILE THE CHECKING AND DRESS CODE ARE NECESSARY, THE SYSTEM OF CARRYING IT OUT COULD BE BETTER. CHECKING IS NECESSARY BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY HAS DEVELOPED AND STUDENTS CAN CHEAT IN MANY WAYS. IT CAN BE CONTROLLED ONLY IF THERE ARE RULES | JANANI M
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