Early supplementary exams fail to save students’ academic year

However,because of the lack of a system to evaluate the availability of seats in colleges and the number of students passing the supplementary exams,the objective of scheduling the examination early is defeated.

Yogesh Mishra,the vice-president of the Secondary and Higher Secondary School Administrative Staff Federation,said: “Each year at least 35,000 students take supplementary exams for one subject,and about 30,000 of them pass in the second attempt. However,the students face major problem in admissions to schools and colleges. Around 25 percent of these students are likely to lose one year as they will not be able to secure admission.”

Dinesh Patel,the examination secretary of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB),said: “Admission is not a major problem for students who pass the supplementary exams in all the courses. But if they have specific choice in terms of colleges and courses,it becomes difficult with whatever percentage they have. Though,they do not face problem for general courses.”

Admitting the fact that the lack of co-ordination between universities and the board affects the careers of a large number of students,Gujarat University Executive Council member,Manish Doshi,said,“It is true that there is a lack of planning at both the board and the universities’ level; it results in students not being accommodated in colleges.”