Acknowledging that evaluation of some answer scripts in SSLC examination was erratic, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education B.C. Nagesh on Monday said the State Government has imposed a fine of ₹51.26 lakh on 4,317 teachers for not evaluating SSLC answer papers properly in July and September 2020.
Responding to a question from BJP member N. Ravikumar, the Minister informed the Legislative Council that of the total fine imposed, the Government had already collected ₹10.56 lakh, and that fine collection had not been completed since physical classes were closed in 2020-2021 due to the pandemic. The headmasters of schools have been asked to collect the amount and transfer it to the SSLC board.
The Minister also said that a total of 3,056 papers were found to have had difference of marks between 6 and 10, while 1,260 papers had difference in marks of over 10 with some even with a difference of more than 20 marks. “Those teachers whose evaluation had difference of over marks will not be given opportunity to evaluate papers in the next two examinations,” he said.
