Bihar caste 'card'

State caste on exam answer-sheet or no results, district admin tells students

PTI | March 24, 2010



District authorities of Muzaffarpur in Bihar have made it mandatory for students appearing in annual examinations in state-run primary and high schools to state their caste in answer sheets failing which their results would be withheld.

A circular issued by Bihar Education Project officials in Muzaffarpur district said it would be useful to tabulate the percentage of students belonging to a particular caste appearing in annual examinations from Class I to VIII for 'honest assessment'.

The circular was issued by BEP programme cordinator-cum-district education superintendent Arun Kumar and Primary Informal Education Coordinator Shankar Kumar through letter no. BEP/247 dated March 11, 2010.

"It will also be essential for invigilators to ensure that students write their castes on answer sheets," the circular said.

The results of those who failed to follow the circular would be withheld, it said.

When contacted, BEP Director Rajesh Bhushan expressed ignorance about the state headquarters issuing such a circular. "We will verify it," he said.
 

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