It is necessary to curb such practices for the cause of education
KECH, BALOCHISTAN: Cheating in exams and unfair allotment of marks by examiners are two very important issues that must be addressed by the education authorities of Balochistan. Recently, my cousin was taking a Bachelor of Arts exam. He was appearing in the exam along with other students. Most of them were using unfair means. However, my cousin was caught. It shocked me to find out that the invigilator asked for Rs5,000 to allow him to copy from the answer sheet of another student or allow other student to impersonate him in the exams. Upon refusing to pay the amount, he was made to leave the examination hall. This practice is quite common. Invigilators demand money or other things in exchange for allowing unfair means in exams. Examiners too demand money for awarding inflated marks. This is unfair as it means that only those with money can do well in exams. I urge the government to take strict action against corrupt invigilators and examiners. It is necessary to curb such practices for the cause of education. Considering the fact that badly educated people are no better than those who are illiterate and unlettered, use of unfair means and other corrupt practices ought to be dealt with an iron hand. These practices should be eliminated at the earliest.
Waheed Wahid
Published in The Express Tribune, June 3rd, 2019.
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