Ludhiana school gives ‘fake’ roll numbers, 26 students miss first class X Boards paper
The Punjab Board Examination for Class 10 commenced on March 24 and is scheduled to conclude on April 20. However, a group of 26 students from Sri Guru Hargobind Public School in Kaunke Kalan village, Jagraon, Ludhiana, were unable to take their first paper on Friday. As per a report on News 18 Hindi, these students were issued with fake roll numbers handwritten on slips. Consequently, their parents have lodged a complaint against the school authorities for their negligence.
According to the report, the students arrived at SBBS Khalsa High School, Jagraon, along with their parents to take the Punjabi paper, believing it to be their examination center. However, the exam supervisor informed them that their allotted roll numbers were invalid, thereby preventing them from sitting for the exam. Subsequently, the parents filed a complaint at the SSP Office in Ludhiana (Rural), accusing the school of carelessness. They stated that the school had failed to register their children with the board, which resulted in the examination center not receiving the list of students scheduled to take the exam.
One of the affected parents, Kartar Singh, whose son Gurmeet missed the exam, revealed more details about the situation to The Indian Express. Kartar stated that the school had provided the students with handwritten roll numbers, assuring them that they would receive printed admit cards at the center from the Board authorities. However, the students were taken aback when the authorities at the exam center informed them that they had not received the list of these students, implying that the school had not registered them with the Board. Kartar described the school's negligence as unforgivable and warned that it could force the students to repeat a year. He appealed to the government to intervene and allow the children to sit for the pending exams as they were not at fault. He also demanded that strict action be taken against the school authorities responsible for this situation.