Whistle for Public Interest

As recently witnessed in #Telangana, errors in exam results can lead to heartbreaking chaos. And this situation worsens when institutions charge high fees for accessing answer sheets — a fact that compelled 27-year-old Paras Jain to single-handedly fight for the rights of students.

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court took up this contempt petition and dismissed the same. It was alleged that the CBSE has been charging as much as Rs 1,000 for Class 10 students and Rs 1,200 for Class 12 students who sought copies of their answer sheets and a revaluation of the same under the transparency law.