BSE promises re-check in 3 days
The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) Odisha was flooded with complaints of low evaluation in Sanskrit from students of various parts of the State a few hours after Matric results were announced by it on Wednesday.
The complainants alleged that the students who had performed well in the subjective part of Sanskrit had obtained a meagre 15 marks in the objective section attempted through optical mark recognition (OMR) which were evaluated by computers.
According to a student Harekrushna Acharya of Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir in Paralakhemundi, most of the students of his school who had secured above 85 per cent marks in the Sanskrit subjective have got less than15 in the objective. Out of 71 students who had appeared in the exam, the mistake has been noticed in the mark sheets of 49 students, he added.
Similarly, Shradhanjali Behera of Cuttack, who had secured above 90 per cent in all subjects, has got only 19 marks in the objective of Sanskrit paper.
Several students said that that the BSE should have been careful before publishing the result. It might be a mistake in the evaluation by the computer which should be rectified by the BSE authorities immediately, they added.
Admitting the mistake, BSE president Daskshya Prasad Nanda said they are analysing the problems and have asked all the schools to send their complaints, if any, so that the board would be able to correct and send the new mark sheets within three days.