A group of aspirants, who appeared for the examination for recruitment of Kannada assistant professors earlier this month, are up in arms over “multiple errors in the question paper”. Many are demanding a re-exam and are opposed to grace marks, arguing that it will only ruin competition and make the competitive exam meaningless.
Senior Kannada writer Baragur Ramachandrappa, too, is supporting their demand for a re-exam. Meanwhile, the Kannada Development Authority (KDA) has taken up the issue with the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), which conducted the examination on March 14.
Ravi M. Sidlipura, one of the candidates who has lodged a complaint with the KDA, listed out 26 errors in the question paper. He highlighted both misspelt words and factual errors. “For instance, the names of several writers and their works were wrong. Poet K.S. Narasimhaswamy was named Narasimha Sharma; Akkamahadevi was called Akkamma; and the work, ‘Vimarsheya Paribhashe’, was printed as ‘Vimarsheya Naribhashe’,” he said.
