CBSE Re-Exam: Why Should We Suffer, Ask Angry Students on Twitter

The news of re-examination has sent the class 10 maths and class 12 economics students into a tizzy.

A notice by the CBSE board on Wednesday, 28 March, sent the class 10 maths students and class 12 economics students into a tizzy. It bore the dreaded words – re-conduct of examinations!

Fun Fact: A total of 11.86 lakh students have taken the class 12 board exams this year, while 16.38 lakh class 10 students sat for the exams.

Angry and agitated students took to Twitter, demanding answers from Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar.

"Why should we suffer?” they echoed.

@HRDMinistry shame on your system your hold on them what are you for ???? Your security??? And you expenses on the arrangement why should i suffer because of your missconduct ...👏🏻#cbse
Shame on you
Not a proud student from cbse 😶

— tejas gulati (@tejasgulati12) March 28, 2018

Some have already booked their tickets. So they will have to cancel it and even go for another tickets which would cost them huge amounts. The Maths and the Economics retests announced by the CBSE now is going to disturb their. plans,

— Resmivardhan (@resmivardhan) March 28, 2018

‘Unacceptable and Unfair’

Students blamed the CBSE for its failure – and opposed the idea of re-examinations.

Is this a joke! Why should we pay for a mistake not committed by us? It is just unacceptable and so unfair. Some of us have entrance tests to prepare for. We totally disagree. #cbse #economics

— Tejas Agarwal (@a0b0b3cd4c82421) March 28, 2018

Is cbse gone mad re-examination is they disrespecting the hard work done by them punish the culprit not all nd what happen of those people who decided to do coaching for future its very worst decision taken by uhh 😡😡😡😡 #CBSE

— Raksha (@Raksha38006589) March 28, 2018

One moment you are happy that you have finished your exams. Reaching you turn on the television to see that #CBSE #class10 #boardexams #Mathematics had leaked and now you are crying like a six year old person as the paper had leaked and you had busted to study for it. #NotFair

— Dhruv Dugar (@DhruvDugar) March 28, 2018

Families Angry, Too

But it wasn’t just the students who were angry.

When I decided to meet my brother after so long and then the paper gets leaked.
Why are students suffering? #CBSEPaperLeak #CBSE #CBSEmaths

— PRIYA BANSAL (@priya_bansal_19) March 28, 2018

#CBSE 24 lakh young students just got the impression of corruption on their young brain. This can never be undone.

— chaturbaniya (@dayvil2015) March 28, 2018

#IronicalBaba @TheIronicalBaba

Me: Chal exams khatam hogaye ab goa jate hai.😍
He: CBSE walo ne retest rakhi hai.😓
Me: pic.twitter.com/JIzGQMVw5c

— Yash (@_Yashhhh_) March 28, 2018

Politicians, Activists Join The Fight

My son Aujaswi studied really hard for #CBSE Class X Board Math Exams held today

His joy of finishing Board Exams was short lived.

He is extremely dejected as the Math paper got leaked& this #LeakingGovt will hold the Exam again

I feel sorry for him as lakhs of other students!

— Ajay Maken (@ajaymaken) March 28, 2018

Modi Govt should be renamed as #PaperLeakSarkar

Our Statement on #CBSE papers leak:- pic.twitter.com/vgxdzPaVe7

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) March 28, 2018

#Vyapam,AIIMS, #SSC & now #CBSE exam leak through WhatsApp. Is there any exam or selection which is safe&scam proof in India? Even after PM's app leaks our personal data to US firm, our govt tells us that Aadhar data is safe behind thick walls! Incredible!https://t.co/WqWIe8DP6b

— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) March 28, 2018

Plz share widely:

RSS diverted funds from UK, meant for Gujarat Earthquake Relief, to fund shakha activities!https://t.co/CvjL5J9tdE

— Shehla Rashid (@Shehla_Rashid) February 5, 2017

Comedy Groups Weren't Far Behind!

AIB shared the sentiment of the students in a subtle Instagram post.

Sounds good, doesn't work #ReExamsYaar

A post shared by All India Bakchod (@allindiabakchod) on Mar 28, 2018 at 4:37am PDT

The comedy group East India Company (EIC) shared a post on every student’s state of mind.

Class XII and X students: You know what hurts more than a heartbreak? #CBSE

A post shared by EastIndiaComedy (@eastindiacomedy) on Mar 28, 2018 at 4:54am PDT

10th Standard #CBSE students will have to take their Maths exam again.
I propose only one question in the new exam:

"16,38,428 students appeared for an exam.
5 students leaked the paper.
Calculate: how many students now think our education system is fucked up?" pic.twitter.com/0XIsCy30eE

— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) March 28, 2018

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar, in a press conference on Wednesday, said that an investigation is underway into the matter, and that tighter security will be put in place while distributing the question papers. But isn’t it too late, Mr Javadekar?