VIJAYAWADA: Intermediate supplementary examinations received poor response from second year students in state on Saturday. Only 10 to 15 per cent of the students who had applied for the exams turned up.
In view of the Covid-19 second wave, the board had cancelled the examinations and declared all students as pass. Grades were allocated based on their aggregate marks in SSC and intermediate first year. Many students expressed dissatisfaction over the marks awarded to them and demanded betterment exams. Subsequently, board permitted second year students to appear for betterment exams.
The authorities had made elaborate arrangements for the examinations strictly following the Covid-19 protocols. Exams were held at 1,452 centres across the state. But, despite all arrangements, very few second year students turned up for the exams. Of the 4,24,844 students applied for mathematics II-b, zoology II and history II exams, only 5,879 turned up. As many as 4,18,965 students were absent.
Students said they were busy taking various entrance examinations. “We were disappointed with the marks awarded by the board and applied for the supplementary exam. But board authorities delayed the exams. The EAPCET,and JEE results are already declared and we are busy with web counselling and moving forward with our studies. So, we decided not to appear for betterment exams,” said K Shanmuk Sai, a student from Gollapudi.
Board authorities said many students had a misunderstanding of the issue. “Most of them were convinced after the board explained the procedure of awarding of marks,” they added.
