RTI effect: Examinee shown answer scripts

The Telegraph :
Sunday : February 04, 2007
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070205/asp/jamshedpur/story_7350648.asp

The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has for the first time provided photocopies of answer scripts of the high school certificate examination to an examinee.

Toshalina of Kendrapara has been given photocopied answer scripts of all nine subjects following a directive from the state information commission. The girl, who wrote the examination in 2002, had moved the panel invoking the Right to Information Act after the BSE turned down her plea.

The board, meanwhile has taken a policy decision on the matter. “We have decided in principle to provide photocopies of answer scripts to examinees on request,” BSE secretary Minaketan Pani told The Telegraph. Examinees can get answer scripts for a period of eight months on payment of a nominal fee.

Student allowed to see re-check process

Times of India : Ahemdabd
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Source: http://indiarti.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html

For the first time in Gujarat, a student from Patan, Kuntilal Parmar, who had taken his Primary Teacher College (PTC) exams, has been granted permission to remain present while his answer sheets are being re-checked. Parmar had sought permission under the Right to Information (RTI) Act to remain present during the re-checking of his answer papers.

He was allowed to do so by state information commissioner (SIC) RN Das on Friday. Relevant oral orders were passed by SIC to GEB. The GEB holds certificate and diploma exams in subjects such as home science, PTC, physical education and a number of vocational courses.

However, to inject transparency in the entire process Das ordered that Parmar be allowed to be present while his answer sheets were being rechecked. The decision comes with a rider: SIC's orders were limited to re-checking, which involves only re-totalling of marks. The other aspect of exam rescrutiny - which is re-assessment of all answers provided by the examinee - has not been allowed.