KHSTU writes to Bindu seeking discussions on marks normalisation
In a statement on Tuesday, the KHSTU said decisions taken without any discussions on such grave issues as normalisation had led to change in candidates' ranks, putting students under immense stress and resulting in setbacks in courts. This created wrong precedent and allowed mistakes to continue, the association alleged.
The government should organise discussions and deliberation instead of taking unilateral decisions so that apprehensions of State higher secondary students' who were unfairly disadvantaged could be addressed.
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