A day after Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu addressed his grievance to students over the committal of suicides, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao asked TSBIE to hold free revaluation for inter examinations conducted in the state.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, on Wednesday asked Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) to conduct free revaluations for examinations conducted in the state earlier as a result of student suicides in the state.
In a statement put out by the Chief Minister he says, “Out of the 9.74 lakh students who wrote the inter exam this year, 3.28 lakh students have failed. Some students and parents believe that due to some mistakes in calculation of marks, students have received lesser marks than they actually deserve. In order to address their misgivings, students who have failed the exam must be provided free re-evaluation … These re-verification and recounting processes must be completed as early as possible. Since students are yet to give national entrance exams like JEE and NEET, the advanced supplementary exams must also be conducted as soon as possible, and results must be declared.”
Responding to student suicides in the state, the Chief Minister said,“The student suicides are extremely unfortunate. Failing in exams is not the same as failing in life. There are still many opportunities in life even if you fail in exams. One must utilise opportunities based on one’s skills and interests, and excel at work. Your death will hurt your parents. I request all students to not take their lives.”
Earlier Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu had took to Twitter to address his concerns and grievances for the suicides of as many as 10-20 students who had taken their life owing to failure in the intermediate examinations.