Barred students may be allowed to take FYJC test

MUMBAI: Many of the debarred first-year junior school (FYJC) students from Mazgaon's Burhani College may be allowed to look for their final exams beginning April 10. The school got here out with a listing of more than 100 students two days ago debarring them from the approaching examination for now not pleasurable the attendance criteria. Their folks had been stunned to get the notice two weeks ahead of the examination and approached the local MLA to hunt reduction.

Wasim Khan, a relative of a student, mentioned many alleged that the biometric machine installed within the school did not function on most days. "Even if the students were falling short of attendance, the college could have informed the parents earlier. At the fag end of the academic session, there was little scope to fix the attendance problem," mentioned Khan.

MLA Waris Pathan met the varsity management on Friday with proceedings from students. While the predominant was unavailable for remark, Pathan mentioned he has agreed to check the record. "Students with very poor attendance will not be allowed to write the exam but the principal has agreed to consider those who were more regular and performed better in the previous exams," he mentioned. The school would possibly submit a fresh record in two days.