MBA aspirant files PIL for re-exam, alleges errors, malpractices

Following complaints of wrong questions, the DTE on March 19 had decided to eliminate all wrong questions from the marking scheme for the question papers in all four slots conducted on March 14 and 15.

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Makhijani, however, claims students wasted their time while attempting erroneous questions after being asked by invigilators who turned up 45 minutes late in examination centres.

The PIL also points that there was no proper seating arrangement in examination centres and candidates were allowed to sit anywhere they wished. Invigilators did not “bother” to check hall tickets or ID proofs of candidates, it adds.

“Many candidates were found referring to digital documents and using social networking apps in order to answer the questions on their cellphones… There wasn’t any provision made for partition between two adjacent computers of candidates. Almost all online examinations conducted in India and worldwide –  GRE, Common Admission Test (CAT) for IIMs, CMAT conducted by AICTE, GMAT conducted by ETS) – have this kind of arrangement. This encouraged malpractices and copying,” the PIL reads.

Makhijani has also claimed that the authorities had not acted until the students threatened to go an on hunger strike.

He says it is necessary to either have a re-examination without any discrepancies or the evaluation process be improved to give “justice” to students.

Dr Mahajan, while speaking to Newsline, ruled out the possibility of a re-test. “We cannot conduct the re-exam and will file an affidavit on our stand in the court. We are not committing anything,” he said. The case will come up for hearing on Thursday.

aamir.khan@expressindia.com