Bhojpur : The second semester examination of the undergraduate session 2023-27 started at 60 centers of Veer Kunwar Singh University amid severe heat and scorching heat in Arrah. At many examination centers in Bhojpur district, students were seen taking off their t-shirts and shirts to take the exam due to heat and sweat. At the same time, many girl students were seen giving the exam wearing dupatta and boys wiping sweat with towels. There was comfort at the centers where there was a provision of coolers and electric fans, where there were no fans or ceiling fans were shaking, there was a lot of difficulty.
The situation was worse at Arvind Teachers Training College Dularpur centre. Sanoj Kumar, who was giving the exam here, said that there is no fan arrangement in any room. Five students were made to sit on one bench. We are somehow giving the exam. Due to lack of space here, many students gave the exam sitting on the floor in the verandah. College secretary Dr. Arvind Kumar said that some boys had leg injuries, due to which they refused to sit on the bench. Two girl students were also seen giving the exam sitting separately on the floor.
Instructions to install coolers at all centers
On the issue of giving exams in this manner, Vice Chancellor Prof. Shailendra Kumar Chaturvedi said that in view of the scorching heat, instructions have been given to arrange coolers in all the examination centres. He has also asked all the centre superintendents to arrange for cold drinking water. Coolers have been installed at many centres. Soon, coolers will be installed on rent at all the centres.
Many people are raising questions on conducting the exam in this scorching heat that why was there such a hurry to conduct the graduation semester 2 exam in this scorching heat. The Vice Chancellor also answered this question by saying that the university is compelled to regularize and keep the session.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Shailendra said that if the exam was taken after 15 days or a month, the graduation session would have been extended once again in Veer Kunwar Singh University and there is a strict order from the higher department that the session should not be delayed. That is why the exam is being conducted. Coolers will be installed at all the centers from the next exam so that the students will not face any problem.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 15, 2024, 08:01 IST