19 candidates get question paper after 40 minutes
Nineteen of the 69 Ebtedayee examinees at Modhya Dharandee Primary School centre in Patuakhali Sadar upazila received the question of English First paper after 40 minutes of the scheduled time on the first day of the examinations yesterday.
But answer scripts of the 19 students were taken back along with the other students at the same time, without giving any 'extra time' as compensation, said teachers, students and guardians.
"There were 69 examinees at the centre but we found only 50 question papers that were given to the same number of examinees at the scheduled time 11:00am. As we informed the assistant upazila education officer (ATEO) of the matter, he brought more 19 question papers from the nearby examination centre and then those were distributed among the rest examinees," said Abdur Rob, in charge of the examination centre.
Nazrul Islam, ATEO of Sadar upazila, said there were 19 questions found less in the centre and later on we solved the problem.
The authorities assured the guardians waiting outside the centre that the examinees who received the question paper later would get extra time but at the end of the schedule time they took back the answer scripts from all at a time, depriving the 19 examinees of 40 minutes of the stipulated time, alleged guardians.
"My son could not write answers to all the questions as he got much less time due to mistake of the authorities concerned," said Gias Uddin, a guardian.
Terming the incident unfortunate, Md Ataur Rahman, district primary education officer of Patuakhali, said, "We will take step against the persons responsible after proper investigation."
Our Bhola Correspondent adds: A total of 3042 Primary School Certificate (PSC) and Ebtedayee examinees, out of 41,831 in 89 centres of the district, remained absent on the first day of the examinations yesterday.
The number of students enrolled for the PSC and Ebtedayee examinations this year were 34,672 and 7,159 respectively but 1995 PSC and 1047 Ebtedayee examinees did not attend, said sources of the District Primary Education Office.
Remote Monpura upazila recorded the highest number of absentees -- 765 PSC and 57 Ebtedayee students, out of 1925 and 230 examinees respectively, they said.
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