KOLKATA: Among the 14,000-odd state board Plus-II students, who had applied for revision of their Higher Secondary marks after detecting anomalies in their results, many have not yet received their updated mark sheets. As a result, they could not apply for college admissions with revised scores, despite the government extending the application deadline by a week, which ended on Friday. Some could manage to apply with their new mark sheets on the very last day, the moment they received the revised scores.
Many principals said they got calls from students on Saturday, desperate to submit revised scores to stand a better chance in securing seats. But principals had to turn them down. “We received mails from students on Saturday morning, seeking to upload revised mark sheets. But as the deadline was over, we had to express our regret,” said Surendranath College principal Indrani Kar.
For Deshapriya Balika Vidyalaya student Pinki Panda, who got her revised mark sheet on Friday, it was a race against time to submit applications. Her HS total had been revised by 108 marks and it would definitely better her chance in college admission. But Panda, who applied for BSc general course, could not upload the revised marks on Motijheel College portal due to a glitch. “I am happy with the marks but perhaps it will not make any difference as it arrived late,” she said. Tamaghna Adhikary from Kalyani is still waiting for an additional 20 marks. His father, Tapas Adhikary, said, “First, he was marked absent. Then, he received a pass mark sheet with 10 marks each in three practical subjects. According to our calculation, he got 83 less than what he should have. The revised mark sheet increased his score by 63, still 20 marks short.”
Soudipta Das, general secretary of Collegium of Assistant Headmasters and Headmistresses, said many students might miss out on coveted seats due to HS council’s computation error. “Many revised results came at the eleventh hour or late. Students are pleading to upload new scores. They will be penalised for no fault of theirs,” he said.
