Exam halls lack proper heating, seating facilities in Kupwara, students shiver
Despite chilly weather conditions prevailing in Kashmir valley, the J&K State Board of School Education (BOSE) and Kashmir University authorities have failed to make proper heating, lighting and seating arrangements for scores of students undergoing their annual Higher Secondary level examinations.
Shivering in cold the students sit for examination on torn mats.
Official sources wishing to remain anonymous confirmed that none of the examination halls have made adequate heating, seating and proper lighting arrangements for examinees.They said that even most of the examination halls of the district are vandalized, having broken windows and doors or no window panes.
As per routine heating, Â lighting and even exam management charges are being charged from student at the time of their submission of examination application by the concerned authorities.
However, no arrangements have been put in place for reasons unknown due to which scores of students are facing immense inconvenience, the time they need encouragements.
A group of aggrieved parents maintained that even though each student is made to pay hefty amount for heating of examination halls but not a single examination hall in the district has arranged heating or proper seating facilities for the examinees.
Taking strong note of pathetic conditions of the examination halls of the district, Showkat Massodi Convenor Civil Society Kupwara urged the BOSE & University authorities to immediately provide the required facilities at the centres.
Pertinently, during his visit to few examination centres on Nov 14, Minister for Education, Naeem Akhtar had directed the BOSE officials to provide heating arrangements to students, wherever necessary, so that the examinee candidates are able to perform at their optimal levels.
