Girl answers wrong paper, result on hold A SelvarajA Selvaraj, TNN | Aug 20, 2011, 02.32AM IST
CHENNAI: A blind girl from Marthandam near Nagercoil, who appeared for BEd second year examination in May 2011, was shocked to know that her result has been withheld because one of the papers she took was actually that of MEd. The girl, who took the help of a scribe to write the BEd psychology-2 paper, found the exam tough, but the scribe didn't tell her it was an MEd paper. The Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University has withheld her result and ordered a departmental inquiry. S Berkulin Shami was disappointed when she didn't see her name when the result was declared on August 12. "I was told that there has been some mistake. After much running around, I discovered what was wrong," Shami told TOI. She had taken the exam at the Nesamoney Memorial Christian Arts College in Marthandam. "My father met several officials in Chennai who treated us as some accused. They even said I had copied from another student. In spite of many hurdles, I completed my masters in English from Annamalai University in 2009-2010. Then I enrolled for a bachelor in education (BEd) course at the All Saints College of Education, Marthandam. At the end, this is what I got," Shami said. Shami has a twin sister, Jakulin Shini, who is also blind. Her father Solomon works as a police head constable in the city police commissioner's office. The situation at home got worse after Shini's husband deserted her and their four-year-child. "I wished my daughters would settle in their life with a government job. I was very happy after Shami completed her BEd. We were all eagerly waiting for her result," Solomon said. An official at All Saints College of Education said the mix-up of the question papers happened probably because the exam centre was an arts college where both the exams were being held. An official at the Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University, who did not want to be named, said, "We received the request from Shami a couple of days ago. We have ordered a departmental inquiry. The persons responsible for the error will have to be found out. If it was not her mistake, the student will get some remedy soon." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Girl-answers-wrong-paper-result-on-hold/articleshow/9667306.cms Vikas Kapoor, MSN Id: [email protected], Yahoo&Skype Id: dl_vikas, Mobile: (+91) 9891098137. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
