Row over TET exam in Chhattisgarh: Congress demands retest

Raipur: The Opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh alleged on Tuesday that many students who appeared for the recently-held Teachers Eligibility Test (CG-TET) at an exam centre in Dhamtari district were unable to complete the test due to a delay in providing answer sheets and the authorities' refusal to grant extra time.
Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel demanded an investigation into the alleged mismanagement, asserting that the affected candidates should be allowed to retake the test.Candidates from the concerned exam centre have also written a letter to Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, demanding either bonus marks or the cancellation of the TET 2024 exam.
The Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board (CPEB) conducted the CG-TET—a mandatory exam for the recruitment of teachers at government schools from classes 1 to 8—on June 23.
The former chief minister alleged that only 160 OMR sheets were initially provided to the aspirants at Maharshi Vedvyas Govt College Bhakhara exam centre for 420 question booklets, with the remaining OMR sheets provided after a delay of 90 minutes.
He noted that 400 candidates appeared for the exam at Maharshi Vedvyas Govt College Bhakhara in the second shift from 2 pm to 4:45 pm. Although 420 question booklets were provided to this centre by the nodal officer of Dhamtari district, only 160 OMR sheets were available for answering. "After the exam centre in charge informed higher authorities about the shortfall, 240 OMR sheets were provided at around 3:15 pm, after a delay of about 1:30 hours, and then distributed among candidates," he said.
Despite the delay in providing OMR sheets, Baghel stated that the candidates were not given additional time for the examination, resulting in their inability to solve all the questions. The matter was brought to the attention of the CPEB by the exam centre in charge, but instructions were given that no extra time would be provided, he added.
Demanding an investigation into why sufficient OMR sheets were not provided to the exam centres in proportion to the number of candidates, senior Congress leaders called for strict action against those responsible and urged that candidates be allowed to reappear for the examination.