Thursday 2 June 2016

Allegations of mass copying at IGNOU center Chatroo


Can't become mute spectator; Saroori demanded immediate shifting of IGNOU examination Chatroo centre

Srinagar, June 02: - Member of Legislative Assembly from inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori on the floor of the Assembly demanded shifting of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Chatroo examination centre to prevent mass copying.

Congress lawmaker from Inderwal said that the Minister for Higher Education is known to issue of the said examination centre having only two rooms, added that Director IGNOU Jammu have allocated more than 900 students for the said centre instead of Kishtwar examination centre having more accommodation available, while at the same time Kishtwar IGNOU center run by College authorities allocated less than 300 students for this year examination.

Saroori said like every examination conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education, the examination conducted at Chatroo examination centre of internally reputed open university i.e IGNOU Chatroo falls in Jammu region are no different when the issue of growing menace of mass copying in examination is concerned. He said every year people raises eyebrows and questioned the process, the way examination is being conducted at IGNOU examination center Chatroo which is glorifying the menace of mass copying.

"It has been reported that examination conducted at IGNOU center Chatroo is often not conducted in free and fair manner and the candidates are often allowed in the centers with incriminating study material without check either before commencement of the examination or during the examination, Saroori said and added that there is likely hood of nuisance in view of the fact that such malpractice create obstruction to the candidate who intended to take examination in free and fair manner.

Saroori asked Minister for Higher Education that he cannot be a mute spectator. He demanded immediate shifting of IGNOU examination Chatroo centre so that hard working students will get justice.
He said that several students from Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Rajouri, Poonch, Udhampur, different Districts of Kashmir and also from outside state choose to appear in examination at IGNOU Chatroo despite the fact that IGNOU Center Drabshala or Kishtwar is nearest to them as compared to Chatroo which itself raise the question on the integrity of the examination.

Later Education minister Naeem Akhtar assured MLA Inderwal that action to be taken soon in this case. Saroori said he is hopeful that Education Minister and the government will act so that hard working students could be saved.


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