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AIPMT: Court eases dress code for two girls- 22-Jul-2015

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Kochi: Hearing the pleas of two girls, the Kerala high court has ordered the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to allow them to wear headscarves and full-sleeve dresses while appearing for the national medical entrance to be held on July 25, as the strict dress code is against the requirements of their religion.

Justice K Vinod Chandran issued the order in favour of Asiya Abdul Karim of Ashokapuram in Kozhikode and Nadha Rahim of Olavakkode in Palakkad while disposing petitions filed by them questioning the new dress code for candidates appearing for the All-India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT).

While allowing the candidates to appear for the examinations, the court issued a set of exemplary directions. The court said an invigilator along with a woman invigilator should be present at the exam centre at least half an hour before the exam. The candidates wearing scarves should present themselves before the invigilator half an hour prior to the commencement of the examination.

Among other things, the CBSE dress code, which had drawn widespread flak, prohibits head scarf in the examination hall. On July 9, the CBSE issued a set of instructions for students appearing for the AIPMT retest, with information on the new dress code.

As per the dress code, girls are supposed to wear either half-sleeve shirts, T-shirts or kurta with pants or salwar. No exemption has been granted for Muslim students to wear 'purdah'.

It has been observed that the CBSE’s decision regarding the dress code, which is claimed to prevent copying, is irrational. Despite the strict dress code raising many a eyebrow, with a section of the people condemning the idea as it hurts religious sentiments, an unrelenting Board had stuck to its decision of implementing its ultra-strict measures.

While some opine that the CBSE is going overboard with its unusual safety measures to cover up its failure to check cheating, the Board, on the other hand, deems its dress code to be necessary.

It may be noted that a paper leak scandal forced the apex court to nullify the test conducted earlier in May and order a retest causing much inconvenience to the students and their parents alike. Hence, the Board has decided to implement harsh measures to nab tech-savvy candidates, who with the aid of micro devices, indulge in malpractices.

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