I answered my SSC exam in 1982 through St. Thomas School in Aldona. At that time I remember that one was allowed to use a ballpen to answer, and most students did. But until a few years before that it was (thought to be) compulsory to use fountain pens to answer Board exams. Now I don't know if this was a rule made by the Board or just a scare perpetuated by teachers in individual schools. For example my wife Beatrice answered her SSC in 1986 and says it was compulsory then to use fountain pens. Obviously Our Lady of Divar school teachers misled their students into believing this.
Anyone out there knows the exact year when ballpens were allowed in Goa for Board exams, or were they always allowed? Any other perspectives on the fountain v/s ballpen debate most welcome. Cheers! Cecil =========
