National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday sought a report from Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University (IP) over an alleged goof-up involving an examination centre for engineering entrance test which caused hardships to the candidates.
According to an NHRC statement, the rights panel issued notices to the vice-chancellor and the controller of examination, IP University asking them to submit reports in this regard within two weeks.
The notices were issued after the commission took suo motu cognizance of a media report that IP University goofed-up with the examination centre due to which about 70 aspirants appearing for its engineering programmes lost nearly an hour to write their entrance test and no extra time was given to the them.
On reaching the venue - Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 22, Rohini - on May 19, the aspirants found it locked. The school was shut down 10 years ago. With about 10 minutes for the start of the exam scheduled for 2.00pm, worried parents called up the university and were told to rush to Maharaja Agrasen College, which is affiliated to the varsity. In the process, some students lost nearly an hour and reached the venue at 3.00pm.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/IP-varsity-gets-notice-on-goof-up/articleshow/20255499.cms
According to an NHRC statement, the rights panel issued notices to the vice-chancellor and the controller of examination, IP University asking them to submit reports in this regard within two weeks.
The notices were issued after the commission took suo motu cognizance of a media report that IP University goofed-up with the examination centre due to which about 70 aspirants appearing for its engineering programmes lost nearly an hour to write their entrance test and no extra time was given to the them.
On reaching the venue - Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 22, Rohini - on May 19, the aspirants found it locked. The school was shut down 10 years ago. With about 10 minutes for the start of the exam scheduled for 2.00pm, worried parents called up the university and were told to rush to Maharaja Agrasen College, which is affiliated to the varsity. In the process, some students lost nearly an hour and reached the venue at 3.00pm.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/IP-varsity-gets-notice-on-goof-up/articleshow/20255499.cms
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