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Mark questions for visually impaired clearly, Gujarat high court tells GSHSEB
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court directed the Gujarat State Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board to ensure that future question papers for HSC and SSC exams clearly state which questions are meant exclusively for visually impaired students.
The order came after several students faced confusion during the board exams held in March 2025, leading them to answer questions intended only for visually impaired students and losing marks as a result.
Justice Nikhil Kariel said in the order, "The respondent No-2 (Board) is directed to ensure that for exams held in future, both for Classes 10 and 12, the list of instructions preceding the actual questions shall specifically state as regards the questions only to be attended by the visually impaired students."
He further ordered, "The general instructions in the body of the question paper shall also specifically mention the question numbers which are for the students having visual impairment.
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The court was hearing a petition filed by a Class 10 student from Surat, represented by advocate Rafik Lokhandwala. The student claimed to have lost nearly 20 marks in the basic mathematics paper due to the ambiguity in the question paper instructions.
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She was confused and answered questions meant only for visually impaired students. Her father made a representation to the board immediately after the exam and also sought information under the RTI Act, but the board did not rectify the issue.
He eventually approached the high court seeking re-evaluation of her answer sheet.
While Justice Kariel acknowledged in the order that "the petitioner's grievance was genuine", he declined to order re-evaluation. He noted in the order: "Public interest and equity demand that there should not be any interference in the present petition." Since the student did not fail and her marks were to be used only for Class 11 admission, the court said that re-evaluation could open floodgates for litigation.
The court further stated in the order that the board "should have been alive to such a situation and should ensure that question papers in future, be it of Classes 10 or 12, such an ambiguity should not arise."
