Create Favorable Environment!

May 11, 2012
Create Favorable Environment!
Only student knows how important exam is for him. Examination does not care if you are ill and could not appear in exam or if you met an accident. It gives damn if you have got jam on the way or if your ink gets completed. It even doesn't care if your relative is ill and therefore you are late in the examination hall; the allocated time will not be increased for any individual: No matter whatever the reasons might be.
It is therefore a kind of tradition to respect exam and get prepared physically as well as mentally before the examination begins. We get set beforehand and then appear in exam so that our ink won't betray us, or jams will not delay us. Every single second during exam is important for us. The allocated time definitely will not be increased if you could not attend question in time. Hence, students are all set conscious about their precious time during examinations. After all, it is through examination we get to move a step up in the long stair.
But how can any other people who are not appearing for exam understand that? There are various elements disturbing the smooth conducting procedure of examination and that has been unnoticed or probably ignored.
First of all it has to be clear, when the question paper allots the time of three hours for answering; it has to be complete three hours. Any one doesn't have any right to obstruct even single second during exam. But they do a lot of drama during examination. They try to show that they are accurate following the time, but they trouble by giving the attendance sheet to be filled during the time of examination.
Minor pin drop can disturb the student's conscious mind during that time. But, they take away at least a minute by compelling to sign in the attendance sheet with the necessity to write symbol number, name, answer sheet number etc. Yes! It has its own importance, and is necessary. But cannot they do it before the examination bell rings?
Again they come to check the admit card! Oh! Do the students look like terrorist, who has been in examination? Cannot they check the admit card before the examination begins? Now, they again appear with various notices time and again. Huh! Are we there to listen to their notices? Why can't they speak before or after the allocated time? Now, it's time for the stapler to get stitched. Next half minute in vein.
That is not it, the supervisor sometimes come and stare at the answer that the students are writing. No matter whether he is the student of any field, he sees the every single movement of hand of that particular student, without even having any sense that his staring act can make the student nervous. This sometimes even goes for five complete minutes. If I was the student, I would not be able to write in normal manner even if any supervisor peeped into my answer sheet for few second.
The students are again compelled to fear from strange faces that appear time and again. Maybe their evaluation is necessary, but they equally need to consider that their appearance diverts the mind of students. I know it is not yet possible to implement camera in examination hall like those in abroad, but still I really don’t feel it right way to hinder the concentration of students through various personnel’s visit.
And there's a surprising system as per my friend's voice in Dharan, BPKIHS entrance that even makes the examinee click the snap of you in various poses. When examination is scheduled for three hours, all these stuffs take three to five minutes, out of which a separate time is necessary for any bathroom or drinking water. Now does not this time count in case of any examination? Either the examinee has to separate five to ten minutes for all these stuffs else they don’t have to do all these stuffs during the examination time.
Only student knows importance of examination time. Yes, they have every right to punish if anything is wrong from student's side. Okay they can snatch paper and send student out if student acts going beyond the rule, but utilization of entire three hours is right for any student appearing in the examination. So, please don’t disturb students through any means. Either allot three hours and ten minutes, or perform entire tasks of formalities before or after three hours.
Leakage of question is another troubling issue in Nepal these days. Basically when it comes to HSEB, let us not forget the past records when HSEB re conducted the examination due to its weak part. Do the Education Board have enough right to capture more than necessary time in the name of re examination? And can they even imagine the burden that the student undergoes through such circumstances? A small shame would be enough to control the leakage of question. The corruption within HSEB can be well traced with the example that I saw years back.
A guy’s answer sheet was scratched, means he could no longer pass in that exam. He was then called by his respective college, where the teacher said him that there were other four students whose case was similar, and if five of them would be able to bribe eighty thousand, their result would be guaranteed. He paid the amount that he had to pay, and then his result was fine. The state of corruption within HSEB can be clearly visualized through this example.
Until and unless Examination Board is strict and fair enough, it would never encourage the students for hard effort from their side. Your few inside table money is exploiting the education trend and making the certificate value less.
Let there be strict and fair environment this time. Best Wishes for HSEB appearing Students, May you come up with colorful marks!
                               

PUBLISHED IN THE NEW PAPER DATED MAY 8 2012

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