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16 May 2009

AIEEE exam: Grace period for removal upsets candidates

An alteration in the marking pattern and the removal of a grace period before answering the question paper were the highlights of Sunday's All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) taken by close to 10 lakh aspirants. When Rohit Malwa walked out after appearing for the AIEEE at Parshwanath College on Ghodbunder Road, he complained that OMR sheets were sealed inside the envelope containing the question papers. Like several others, he had to waste a few minutes filling in personal details in the time allotted to answer the paper. "Usually, OMR sheets are distributed before the question paper is given out. Students are given 15 minutes to fill in details such as registration and centre numbers. But this time, we were not given the grace time to do so," added Shantanu Bose, whose centre was Atomic Energy School-1 in Tarapur. Students, though, were happy that the CBSE, which conducts the AIEEE, did not have too many tough questions for them. "The paper was very easy. I was tense because I lost some time early on but then I improved my pace," said Poonam Kotecha, a student who has taken a year's drop after Std XII to prepare for engineering.

For further details visit at timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Mumbai/AIEEE-exam-Grace-period-removal-upsets-candidates/articleshow/4452918.cms

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