TN bans shoes, belts, socks in exam hall

CHENNAI: Students appearing for the Tamil Nadu state board examinations in March will not be permitted to wear shoes, socks and even belts inside the examination hall! The Directorate of Government Examinations has come up with this curious restriction, apparently to curb malpractices.

In a handbook on March 2010 higher secondary examination duties, the directorate has given an advisory for examination hall superintendents. The advisory mandates hall superintendents to instruct students to ‘‘keep shoes, socks and belts outside the hall.’’ Besides, students cannot wear ‘‘modern wristwatches’’ or carry mobile phones, calculators and scraps of paper inside the hall.

‘‘It is common for students to hide scraps of paper containing answers inside their shoes or socks. Some of them even insert it in their belts, which is difficult to spot. Instead of conducting random checks, it would be more effective if shoes and socks are left outside the examination hall as a foolproof measure,’’ an official of Directorate of Government Examinations contended. What if students smuggle in papers or text materials inside their clothes? ‘‘That can easily be detected because they have to struggle to take the papers out without inviting the attention of the examiner,’’ he said.

That is Good .

Because Everyone getting passed in Exams either with Cheating or With power of Money.

So its a good step they have taken or I would suggest them for go for CCTV in the examination hall.

That is good