MPSC prelims: Candidates forbid from entering exam hall for being few minutes late

MPSC prelims: Candidates forbid from entering exam hall for being few minutes late

About 10 applicants of the MPSC (Maharashtra Public Service Commission) prelims exam were not allowed to enter the exam hall as they missed the deadline by few minutes. These applicants will have to appear again next year for the prelims exam. Rahul Indure, who was appearing for the exam for the first time said that his train from Pune got delayed by 1 hour as a result he reached the center at 9:33 am but exam coordinators turned him away for being late. The first exam was scheduled from 10 am to 12 pm. “I’ve spent the past eight months studying for the exam and coughed up over Rs one lakh in tuition fees,” he said. Another applicant, Chaitrali Vispute, told that she was asked by the coordinators to get a colored photocopy of the identity proof and by the time she returned it was 9:32 am. “While I was sent to get the coloured copy, I learnt that the coordinators started accepting black- and-white copies of other students,” she said. MPSC chairman Chandrashekhar Oak told The Indian Express, “Instructions were very clear, which were even printed on the admit card. They were asked to report at 8.30 am. The second entry was at 9 am and then 9.30 am. If someone doesn’t reach on time, what is to be done? Is it not the responsibility of the candidate to ensure he reaches on time? If others (students) can follow rules, why can’t they?”

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