Parents of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) aspirants have urged the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) authorities to create at least three more examination centres in different parts of the state.
At present, there is only one centre at Rourkela for JEE-main examination to be held on April 7. About 50,000 students from the state will appear in the test.
"Every year, the candidates face immense difficulty in getting accommodation at Rourkela. Moreover, candidates from far off southern districts like Koraput, Rayagada, Phulbani, Malkanagiri have to travel a long distance to appear for the examination", the parents said here.
"The candidates who appeared in the JEE-main examination last year, had faced serious problems as neither accommodation nor proper food was available in the hotels at Rourkela. Most of the candidates had to spend the night before the test under the open sky, while some others slept at the railway station itself," said Sudhir Kumar Rout, the father of an examinee.
He pointed out that the scenario was different in other states. Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand have four centres each, Gujarat has nine, Punjab two, Hariyana five and Himanchal Pradesh has two centres.
"The state government should intervene and pressurize the CBSE to create at least three more centers in different regions of the state for the convenience of the candidates," said Chandra Dhwaja Sahu, the father of another aspirant. The examination should be conducted in Bhubaneswa, Berhampur and Koraput, besides Rourkela, the parents suggested.
The guardians, however, had no objection to the CBSE naming only one centre for the JEE-advanced examination, as a small number of students clear the main exam and qualify for the advanced level.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Parents-of-JEE-aspirants-seek-more-exam-centres/articleshow/18568418.cms
At present, there is only one centre at Rourkela for JEE-main examination to be held on April 7. About 50,000 students from the state will appear in the test.
"Every year, the candidates face immense difficulty in getting accommodation at Rourkela. Moreover, candidates from far off southern districts like Koraput, Rayagada, Phulbani, Malkanagiri have to travel a long distance to appear for the examination", the parents said here.
"The candidates who appeared in the JEE-main examination last year, had faced serious problems as neither accommodation nor proper food was available in the hotels at Rourkela. Most of the candidates had to spend the night before the test under the open sky, while some others slept at the railway station itself," said Sudhir Kumar Rout, the father of an examinee.
He pointed out that the scenario was different in other states. Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand have four centres each, Gujarat has nine, Punjab two, Hariyana five and Himanchal Pradesh has two centres.
"The state government should intervene and pressurize the CBSE to create at least three more centers in different regions of the state for the convenience of the candidates," said Chandra Dhwaja Sahu, the father of another aspirant. The examination should be conducted in Bhubaneswa, Berhampur and Koraput, besides Rourkela, the parents suggested.
The guardians, however, had no objection to the CBSE naming only one centre for the JEE-advanced examination, as a small number of students clear the main exam and qualify for the advanced level.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Parents-of-JEE-aspirants-seek-more-exam-centres/articleshow/18568418.cms
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