AMC clerk exam turns into chaos over mistakes in OMR distribution
Updated: Nov 25th, 2024
A huge uproar was created by the candidates at Kuwais Primary School in Ahmedabad’s Sarkhej on Sunday, claiming that the OMR sheet was wrongly distributed at the centre.
The exam for Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) junior clerk was held across 300 exam centres in Ahmedabad.
Several candidates at Kuwais Primary School complained that the barcodes on their OMR answer sheets did not match with numbers on their admit cards .
This led to a heated protest by the candidates, with over 250 candidates leaving the Sarkhej centre.
A university exam committee official explained that the answer sheet was intended for centre no. 74 was mistakenly sent to centre no. 75.
However, they also explained to the aspirants that this won't affect the results. They were also asked to return to the centre and appear for the exam.
Candidates were assured that their results would not be affected and would be given extra time. However, the candidates did not appear for the exam. The candidates now demand a re-examination.
The authorities, however are against re-examination. The deputy commissioner of the AMC’s administrative department said that Gujarat University is the examination agency and the examination will be conducted as per their decision.
The exam will not be rescheduled, as per him. However, on the other hand, the candidates are complaining that there has been a mix-up and it is being covered up.
Out of a total of 1,10,800 candidates, 71,150 candidates were present for the exam. After the exam, the university provided the provisional answer key and scanned OMR sheets to the AMC.
The answer key and OMR sheets will be uploaded on the AMC’s website.
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