Amid widespread criticism for the irregularities witnessed in this year’s High School Certificate (Matriculation) Examinations in the State, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) here on Wednesday said the fate of the 108 examinees, whose answer sheets have gone missing from an examination centre in Malkangiri district since last week, would be decided by the Examination Committee of the BSE after the completion of the examinations on March 8.
“The Examination Committee will take a call on this soon after the ongoing examinations are over on Friday,” said BSE Secretary Ramsis Hazra.
He also said the OMR answer sheets of about 108 students, who appeared for the examination at the Podia SSD High School in Malkangiri district, were found missing after the invigilators had collected them on the completion of the examination.
Expressing shock and anguish over the incident, BSE President Jahan Ara Begum had said that the standard protocol of the examination was not adhered to by the Centre Superintendent and the Invigilators.
While the BSE had hinted about stringent actions against the erring officials, police have arrested four persons, including the Centre Superintendent, in this connection following a written complaint by the concerned Block Education Officer.