A bunch of school kids merrily sitting in a class of a Government High School. A picture that could make any Education Minister swell his chest in pride. But neither are they kids nor are they sitting happily. This picture appeared in todays edition of Deccan Herald shows the first day of 10th grade exam (yes yes, its still SSLC) at Government High School, Gadag. To quote from the paperMass copying has been reported in Gadag on Monday, the first day of the SSLC examinations in the State. Photocopies of the ready-made answers to the questions were reportedly supplied to the students two hours prior to the starting of the examinations. And this happened with co-operation from external students. More than two students have been allowed to sit beside each other in a single desk at some centers. Police had a harrowing time controlling the youth who were trying to supply answer chits to their friends. It has also come to light that there is a network which helped to warn the students if a team of supervisors visited the exam centers to curb malpractice inthe examination. Neatly written answer papers were being distributed to the students, by mentioning clearly the question numbers on the answer papers to avoid confusion among the students. Gadag district has secured seventh, third and fourth places in SSLC in the last three years respectively. Hence, a doubt has cropped up here that mass copying maybe the reason for this good results.
Now, this pic throws up a multitude of questions. Why is the last person in the front row peeping into the script of the next? It was reported that ready made answers were supplied to students two hours before the exam. Now this guy either didn't get the answers (which clearly shows the demand-supply imbalance of apriori answer sheets - of course, surplus production is definitely not the answer, for the market would cease to exist once the exam begins - but the best one could do is to meet the demand at least) or he was too lazy to mug through it (in which case, the fault entirely lies with the consumer and the liability of the supplier is nil). Considering the first hypothesis is true, this can also imply a third possibility - of the gross irregularities in the supply chain even when the product was in surplus.
Second, why is the guy in the second row captured in an unusul action? Is he trying to cover his eyes from the bright flash of the camera? (Which tantamounts to disturbing 'innocent' kids grappling with a terrifying examination) Or is he showing his pride in the activities of the room?
Third, why is the fairer sex so silent? There are three hypothesis to this. We reject the first one before stating it! Next, Were they slyly warned of the impending pic by the photographer? (Naari Mukthi Andolan, Where art thou?) Or are they so good at reading things given a couple of hours before the exam?
Jokes aside, Agreed, the lucre of leaked question papers is compelling, but isn't allowing malpractice at this scale right under your nose a disservice to the society?
PS: The chief of some Sena (the very mention of the name is an insult to the God) wants to contest election from Udupi or Chikkodi. This from a man whom I suspect knows not the difference between Kannada and Canada. (This has not any explicit relation to this post, but both underline the sorry state of affairs in two different realms of the society)
Second, why is the guy in the second row captured in an unusul action? Is he trying to cover his eyes from the bright flash of the camera? (Which tantamounts to disturbing 'innocent' kids grappling with a terrifying examination) Or is he showing his pride in the activities of the room?
Third, why is the fairer sex so silent? There are three hypothesis to this. We reject the first one before stating it! Next, Were they slyly warned of the impending pic by the photographer? (Naari Mukthi Andolan, Where art thou?) Or are they so good at reading things given a couple of hours before the exam?
Jokes aside, Agreed, the lucre of leaked question papers is compelling, but isn't allowing malpractice at this scale right under your nose a disservice to the society?
PS: The chief of some Sena (the very mention of the name is an insult to the God) wants to contest election from Udupi or Chikkodi. This from a man whom I suspect knows not the difference between Kannada and Canada. (This has not any explicit relation to this post, but both underline the sorry state of affairs in two different realms of the society)
