After scrutiny, HS students witness sharp rise in marks

Kolkata: Merit list of Higher Secondary examination has witnessed a change with some examinees, who ranked beyond the 10th spot, making it to the list after scrutiny of their answer scripts.

The results of the Higher Secondary examination was announced on June 8 by West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) and it was found that there were 80 candidates, who had made it to the merit list of top 10.

After the scrutiny was done, there are now 83 candidates in the merit list of HS instead of 80, whose names were announced during the publication of results.

One of the candidates, who had made it to the list is Rohan Saha, a student of Manikchak Siksha Niketan in Malda, who had previously secured the 11th position.

Both Sayak Chowdhury of Burnpur Subhas Pally Vidya Niketan in Asansol and Nirmalya Mondal of Midnapore Collegiate school in West Midnapore have now moved to the 9th position from 11th, while Indira Mondal of Dubrajpur Girl's School in Birbhum has moved to the 9th spot from 10th after scrutiny.

The first five positions in the merit list have, however, not seen any change.

There are some more candidates whose positions have either advanced or preceded in the merit list.

According to sources in the Council, 45,000 students had applied for reviews of their answer scripts this year.

There have been changes in marks for nearly 10,000 examinees and the total marks of 6,000 candidates have increased. Some of the candidates' marks have risen up to 15.

The Council President, Mohua Das, has expressed her displeasure over the state of affairs. The examiners, head examiners and other concerned officials, who were involved in assessment of the answer scripts, have been asked to furnish a report on this episode.

"We had received applications of around 45,000 students for scrutiny. All the scripts have been examined properly. I had instructed the concerned examiners to ensure proper checking," Das said.