YSRCP demands probe into ‘irregularities' in SSC exam evaluation
YSRCP leader and former Minister Adimulapu Suresh has demanded an immediate inquiry into the irregularities in the Class 10 answer scripts' evaluation, accusing the Education Department of jeopardising the students' future.
Addressing the media in Hyderabad on Thursday, Mr. Suresh called for action against HRD Minister N. Lokesh and others responsible for the irregularities. He also wanted the government to hold admissions to polytechnics, residential schools, and IIITs until the revaluation and reverification process was completed.
'The department rushed evaluations to favor corporate colleges, compromising students' futures,' he asserted.
Mr. Suresh highlighted the errors in over 30% of re-evaluated scripts, with marks in some cases rising from 30 to 93. The hasty process, completed in 21 days, was driven by corporate pressure for early JEE/NEET admissions, with Social Studies papers evaluated in only five days, he said.
'The coalition government has played with thousands of students' lives for corporate profit,' he charged, noting that over 11,000 students saw revised marks after 60,000 applied for revaluation.
Meanwhile, the YSRCP student wing criticised the government, holding Mr. Lokesh directly responsible for gross mismanagement in the evaluation of answer scripts.
In a memorandum submitted to the Commissioner of School Education in Mangalagiri, the its State president P. Chaitanya and working president Ravichandra demanded stringent action against those accountable. They also sought a public apology and the Minister's resignation.
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