Goof-up over NEET question paper in Madurai, students unable to take exam

In a major goof-up by the CBSE authorities, at least 100 NEET aspirants could not take the written examination at Noyes Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Narimedu after the officials brought the wrong set of papers for a section of them.

While a majority of the students came out of the school after 1 p.m., some of the parents who had come from different parts of the State were in for a rude shock as their children did not came out in time from the school. Initially the CBSE and school authorities refused to divulge the reason. A few parents who were worried about the safety of the children demanded to know if the children were still inside or had already left the school.

An official said that instead of bilingual question papers in English and Tamil, these 100 students in four examination halls were given question papers in English and Hindi. "These students had opted for Tamil question paper and hence the students could not take up the examination," the official said.

The police tried to pacify the agitated parents. Later, the CBSE authorities allowed a section of the parents into the exam centre. The officials also read out the names of the affected students held up inside.

“Copies of question papers are being taken and correct set of questions are being distributed to the students. CBSE authorities have said that all the answer scripts will be evaluated without any issues,” the NEET city coordinator P. Selvaraj said.