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CBSE relaxes dress code, talks of jammers- 23-Jul-2015
Chennai: After the Kerala High Court ordered the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to relax the strict dress code it had proposed to check cheating at the All-India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) re-examination to be conducted on July 25 for two girls, the Board has taken a U-turn from its firm stand that it has been maintaining so far.
Now, it has altogether watered down its unusal dress code, which among other things banned headscarf, full-sleeves and shoes inside the examination hall, for all the students. It has been announced that the Board has amended its previous notification laying down a strict dress code. There is "no bar" on wearing customary dress, the Board has said. The relaxation will also apply to candidates appearing in centres in extreme climatic conditions. However, the Board has asked such candidates to appear at the centres at least half an hour before reporting time of 9.30am so that they can be frisked.
In a circular issued on July 9, the CBSE asked students appearing for the re-test to wear light clothes, half-sleeves without big buttons and slippers instead of shoes. It had barred rings, bracelet, earrings, nose pins, pendants and watches at the examination centres.
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 opined that the CBSE was going overboard with its unusual safety measures to cover up its failure to check cheating, the Board, on the other hand, deemed 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.
Meanwhile, it has been reported that the Board will be installing jammers to check use of communication devices at examination centers. Use of mobile phones has been barred inside the centers and elaborate arrangements for frisking candidates before the exam have been put in place as well.
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