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A very important and big news is coming out for lakhs of B.Ed and BTC degree holding candidates across the state regarding the results and answer keys of Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET). Uttar Pradesh Examination Regulatory Authority (PNP) has released a new and official notice regarding the process of UPTET revised result, evaluation and normalization of OMR Sheet. Lakhs of youth who appeared in this examination had been fighting continuous protests and legal battles for a long time demanding revision of results, bonus marks for wrong questions and a transparent evaluation system. But this latest notice issued by the authority has dashed the hopes of many candidates, as the board has completely rejected many of the major demands raised by the students and has agreed to only one demand. Since this news came out, there have been sharp reactions on social media and among various student organizations, and everyone wants to know which is the only demand the Board has accepted and on which important issues it has made its position completely clear.
According to the information received, the agitating candidates and various student organizations for the Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test had submitted a several-point demand letter before the examination regulatory authority. These mainly included demands like giving common marks for wrong questions to all, maintaining transparency in checking the carbon copy of OMR sheets, making the normalization formula public and making changes in the results on a large scale. But in the new notice issued recently, the authority has made it clear that they are unable to make any major changes beyond the scope of the rules and guidelines prescribed by the board. Out of the long demands of the candidates, the Board has partially or procedurally accepted only one demand, while maintaining its old stand on all other points. This strict attitude of the authority is being considered as a big blow to the promising youth who were hoping that in the revised result, there may be a huge change in their marks and they will get the eligibility to pass the examination. Experts in the education world say that it is natural for such administrative decisions to increase the feeling of dissatisfaction among students, which may further prolong the legal cases.
Amid allegations of exam rigging and wrong evaluation, the issue of security and re-checking of OMR sheets has always been extremely sensitive. In this new notice of UPTET, the examination regulatory authority has clearly stated that the entire process of evaluation of OMR sheets has been done with complete transparency through computer-based Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) technology, and there is no scope for any kind of human error or tampering. Those candidates who had raised the demand that their OMR sheets should be re-checked manually or special, the board has rejected that demand citing technical rules. The notice also mentions that as per the evaluation manual, there is a fixed time period for preserving the OMR sheet bundles and records, and all the processes are being conducted under the same. A large section of students are extremely unhappy with the fact that they are not getting a fair opportunity to match their OMR sheets or a satisfactory answer, due to which questions are being raised on the integrity of the examination.
In Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test or other competitive examinations, when the examinations are conducted in different shifts or phases, the process of normalization is used to balance the marks. In this new notice of UPTET exam, an attempt has been made to clarify the situation regarding normalization and marking scheme to a great extent. The authority has said that the evaluation of copies and score cards have been prepared as per the rules and syllabus of the examination. Students who feared that their marks had been unnecessarily deducted or harmed in the process of normalization have had their hopes dashed that there would be any comprehensive improvement in scores after the board’s clarification. Experts believe that due to lack of communication between the examination board and students, such confusion often arises, which should have been resolved in time. Now that the new notice has been issued, it is almost certain that there is no scope left for any major changes in the examination results, due to which the failed candidates are once again facing disappointment.
After issuing a new notice by the examination regulatory authority and accepting only one demand, now thousands of UPTET candidates are facing a tough road ahead. The youth who were close to clearing the exam or had serious objections regarding their marks are now in touch with legal advisors and High Court lawyers to fight further legal battle in the matter. Many student organizations say that they will meet the administrative officials again against this unilateral decision and if necessary, will file a writ petition in the court. This issue related to teacher recruitment and eligibility examinations is once again becoming a hot issue in the politics and education system of Uttar Pradesh. In the coming days, it will be very interesting to see whether the government or the examination board bows to the increasing pressure of the students and finds a middle path or whether this dispute remains entangled in the files of the courts. At present, this new notice has increased the heartbeats of the candidates waiting for the UPTET result.