Fake ISC timetable leaves Class 12 students jittery

BENGALURU: A fake tentative timetable for the Indian School Certificate (ISC) Class 12 examinations is doing the rounds on WhatsApp groups and has created panic among students.

Rituraj Singh, a Class 12 student from an Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) school in Yelahanka, received a PDF copy on his classmates’ WhatsApp group. The message contained a timetable showing that exams will begin on February 6, 2019 with physics (practical) and end on April 5, 2019.

Some students welcomed the timetable as it showed that they would get 10-19 days in between some papers. However, on checking, the date sheet was found to be almost the same as the 2018 timetable for Class 12.

Gayathri Devi, secretary, Karnataka ICSE School Association, said, “Students shouldn’t fall for such messages on social media, instead must focus on their studies. Whenever the date sheet is out, it will be available on the website of Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE).”

Sathish Jayarajan, principal, Mallya Aditi International School, Yelahanka, said, “Even last year, mischievous messages like this were circulating on social media. We suggest students wait until their schools release the timetable and not trust other sources.”

Aloysius D’mello, principal, Greenwood High, said, “The draft timetable is only for the use of the administration for consultation or raising objections. It’s available on our secure portal, which can be accessed only by schools. Students have nothing to do with it. They are intimated when the final timetable is out. Students should focus on studies at this point.”