Bengaluru: The CBSE and state PU board have gone into a huddle over their final examination mathematics question paper in response to protests by students, parents, and teachers who have made their unhappiness clear over the questions asked.
With the online petition of the second year PUC students against their maths question paper receiving over 11,000 signatures , the state government has sought an explanation from the PU board, which is, however, unlikely to make any admission of guilt, according to sources.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, students and government college lecturers said the mathematics question paper appeared to have been influenced by the “coaching mafia” inside the PU Board. Said a lecturer of a government college, “Students who did not attend coaching classes found the question paper tough. But those who took coaching appeared to know what questions to expect. We need to investigate the relationship between PU board officials, the lecturers who prepared the question papers and the coaching mafia.”
CBSE Class XII students saw the issue of their difficult maths paper raised in parliament and were promised by the board that it would look into their concerns.
Meanwhile, officials of the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) clarified that the marks of the tough mathematics paper would not be considered for CET medical ranking. " Fifty per cent of the marks that students get in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry is considered for engineering ranking, but not for medical. So they don’t need to worry too much," explained an officer.
Kimmane seeks report from PU board chief
After nearly ten thousand students and parents filed an online petition seeking relaxation of second PUC mathematics valuation, as the questions were tough, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Ratnakar has sought a report from PU board Director. Mr Ratnakar said, “I have sought a report from Pallavi Akuruthi, Director of PU board. Conducting a re-exam of Mathematics paper is tough and not practical.” He assured that the PU board will examine the complaint of the students and parents, but was non-committal regarding grace marks for Mathematics paper.
