BHUBANESWAR: Students appearing for the matriculation examination being conducted by Odisha Board of Secondary Education (BSE) have said that they found a discrepancy in the Science question paper.
The candidates in Baripada town of Mayurbhanj district appeared for their Science paper of 46 marks instead of 50 marks as a question carrying four marks was missing in the ‘C’ set paper.
According to reports, a question among two descriptive-type questions was missing in the ‘C’ set question paper.
“I received the ‘C’ set paper and it carried total 46 marks. However, the examination was conducted for 50 marks,” said a candidate after the exam.
Meanwhile, the BSE admitted to the error in the ‘C’ set Science question paper. It assured the studnts that the issue would be considered while evaluating the answer sheets.
“A question carrying four marks was missing in ‘C’ set question paper. The Board will look into the matter during evaluation of answer sheets. It will not cause any problem to students,” BSE president Srikant Tarai said.
There is a general procedure for examination regulation. Students need not worry because of the error in the question paper, he added.