The answer papers of about four and a half lakh higher secondary students are facing evaluation threat. The exams got over the other day and the evaluation is about to start from April 1 in 110 camps.

The decision now is to complete the first phase of evaluation camp on April 12 and the second phase camp on April 16 and 17. If the job is not complete, the camp will function on another day after election and the evaluation will be completed.
But Leftist Plus Two teachers are planning to boycott evaluation camp on April 2 and 3 in protest against the government’s decision to implement Khader Committee report that recommends unification of high school and higher secondary directorates.

Though State Child Rights Commission took suo-motu case, pointing out that the decision of the teachers’ organisations is unlawful, the organisation are not ready to go back on their decision.

Moreover, the organisations have also threatened of dire consequences if any action is taken against them for holding two-day token strike.

When the higher secondary evaluation is reeling under mark evaluation threat, Kerala University has grabbed headlines for deliberately or carelessly losing answer sheets of some of the university students.

It is alleged that this drama is played to help some. Kerala University, which had earned ill-reputation in the name of anomaly in conducting exams and announcement of results, has now informed the loss of the answer sheets of 45 students who had written exams in various subjects.

Nobody knows how the answer sheets sent from exam centres to the University were lost. The examination department has appointed an enquiry committee to probe the matter.

The irregularity and flaws in the conduct of Kerala university exams are no more a big news. It was not long back some answer sheets of Kerala MG university were found discarded on the way side.

The plan is to conduct special re-test for students whose answer sheets were lost. Such bad practice have become a common thing in almost all universities.

Kerala University’s move to reduce the duration of semester and conduct degree exams has already drawn flak. Whatever it is, students are always the victims of anarchic university administration.