It is shocking to note that the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Education decided to declare the results of the important Std XII (HSSC) exam one day before another important exam, i.e. NEET.
Getting the result of the HSSC exam, would be an important moment for the students who would be answering the NEET. Regardless of whether their performance is very good or very bad or anything in between, it would be a major distraction for the students who not be in the best frame of mind to answer a seminal exam like NEET. The exam is a major step for those aspiring to be future doctors, and as such, they need to be able to do their best without any distractions.
This gaffe by the BJP Govt, in particular the Education dept header by CM Pramod Sawant himself, shows that neither is the Goa Govt sensitive to the students reality, nor are they competent enough to make such simple decisions.
It may be noted that even PM Modi postponed his Karnataka campaign rally, as it would have been a disturbance and hindrance to the students answering NEET. It is a pity that the BJP Govt of Goa did not have the same common sense.
I condemn this insensitivity in the strongest terms, and demand that the Goa Govt take into consideration all aspects from a students point of view, before making such important decisions.
Engr Cruz Silva
MLA, Velim