Thousands of Plus II students, many along with their guardians, stood in long queues in front of the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) head office here on Wednesday to submit their applications for rechecking and seeking photocopies of their answer sheets.
Students complained of standing in the queues since early morning waiting for their turn to come as the CHSE authorities have opened only four counters for depositing application forms and fees for revaluation of answer sheets.
Most of the students applied for rechecking of the answer papers in subjects like Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Chemistry. “I got zero in Maths and Biology while I had done well in the examinations and was expecting around 80 marks in Maths and at least 60 in Biology,” said a student standing in the queue.
Another student said he and many others have suffered a lot due to the CHSE’s callousness. Some other students complained that the CHSE’s toll-free helpline numbers were not functioning, which added salt to their misery.
After witnessing a heavy rush in front of the Council office, CHSE chairman Basudev Chhatoi said the students could apply for rechecking of their answer sheets from the Council’s regional centres at Brahmapur, Sambalpur and Baripada without making a beeline here in the scorching heat of summer. Meanwhile, members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and BJP Yuva Morcha, who were protesting here against the faulty evaluation of answer sheets by the CHSE, had a scuffle with the police during the demonstration in front of the council office. The activists demanded resignation of the Higher Education Minister and suspension of the CHSE Chairman over the faulty evaluation.