A/L RESULTS RE-CORRECTION APPLICATIONS INCREASE BY 70%
With the number of applications for re-correction of answer papers of the controversial A/L results 2011 increasing rapidly, many post offices in the country have run short of receipt books.
According to sources when compared with similar applications in the past years, such requests this year had exceeded by about 70 per cent.
As it was customary for the applicants to pay the re-correction fees at the post offices and submit such applications along with the cash counterfoils issued by the post offices on or before January 8, 2012, the corresponding increase in the issue of these counterfoils this year had resulted in the post offices running out of stock of the relevant books.
For example in the year 2010 only 600 applicants had paid in their fees at the Borella post office, whereas during the first two days of applications, 556 cash counterfoils had been issued.
According to sources when compared with similar applications in the past years, such requests this year had exceeded by about 70 per cent.
As it was customary for the applicants to pay the re-correction fees at the post offices and submit such applications along with the cash counterfoils issued by the post offices on or before January 8, 2012, the corresponding increase in the issue of these counterfoils this year had resulted in the post offices running out of stock of the relevant books.
For example in the year 2010 only 600 applicants had paid in their fees at the Borella post office, whereas during the first two days of applications, 556 cash counterfoils had been issued.
It was evident from the postal authorities that post masters of most post offices in Colombo had ordered extra counterfoil books this year. Meanwhile, the Anuradhapura general post office had earned an income of Rupees 187,500 as re correction fees from students of the area on January 2 and 3.. The fee for re correction of each subject was Rupees 250.
An education officer stated that this was the first occasion where applications for re correction of an examination conducted by the government witnessed so many applicants in relation to the A/L examination held in August 2011.
Resulting from this result fiasco 16 students awaiting results had complained to the Human Rights Commission stating that in view of the unacceptable results released, their fundamental rights had been infringed upon; the Secretary of the Commission, Attorney Nimal Punchihewa informed yesterday.
He also said that a report had been called from the Commissioner General of Examinations regarding this complaint and on receipt investigations would commence. It was expected to use the A/L result sheets annexed to the plaints filed by the complainants for these investigations.
An education officer stated that this was the first occasion where applications for re correction of an examination conducted by the government witnessed so many applicants in relation to the A/L examination held in August 2011.
Resulting from this result fiasco 16 students awaiting results had complained to the Human Rights Commission stating that in view of the unacceptable results released, their fundamental rights had been infringed upon; the Secretary of the Commission, Attorney Nimal Punchihewa informed yesterday.
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