Bhubaneswar, May 13: Teachers' strike during the evaluation process had appeared as major headache for the Council of Higher Secondary Examination (CHSE), but the authorities overcame the hurdle and declared the Higher Secondary examination results for science stream here today.

The science results were announced in advance to enable the students to take admission in engineering and medical courses. The council authorities said results for the arts and commerce streams will be announced in the last week of this month.

Nil results

Five colleges in the state have recorded nil results, which means none of the students could clear the test. These include the Credential College of Commerce and Science, Bhadrak, Model College for Women, Berhampur, KBK Times Academy, Kalahandi, Badameshwari Science College, Mayurbhanj, and Koustav Institute of Science, Bhubaneswar.

Champion girls

Girl students have outdone boys with a pass per cent of 82.74. The corresponding score for the boys is 79.58 per cent. A total of 32,382 students took the exam of which 26,794 passed. Of them, 8,423 students have passed in the first division, while 18 have secured more than 90 per cent.

In the overall tally, Khurda recorded a pass per cent of 92.94, while Cuttack's score is 90.38 per cent. Among the districts, Jharsuguda emerged at the bottom with a pass per cent of 53.87.

Unfair means

While 619 cases of malpractice were reported during the exam, marks of 833 students have been withheld. While the maximum number of cases (88) was reported from Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj's score were 66 and 57, respectively.

Good job

Releasing the results today, higher education minister Pradeep Panigrahi congratulated the CHSE for bringing out the results on time.

The council was doubtful about bringing out the results on time as teachers had gone on strike and refused to cooperate with the evaluation process.

The standoff had continued for a week, bringing the process to a standstill.

Despite the repeated requests of the council and the ministers, the teachers refused to budge. It was only on April 9 that the teachers finally joined the duties. "We appreciate the efforts of the council, that has despite the hardships, been able to declare the results in time," the higher education minister said.

Re-check process

Students who want to their answer scripts and marks re-checked, can apply to the council within 15 days from today. Explaining the process, council chairman Basudev Chattoi said that students, who apply for rechecking or re-addition of marks in any paper(s), would get an SMS alert and an email link to download a scanned copy of the evaluated answer book.

The student has to download the valued answer book and if there is any grievance in respect to addition of marks, the applicant may bring it to the notice of the controller of examinations in writing for necessary action at the council level.

"Students are advised to apply for rechecking or re-addition as early as possible without waiting for the last date not only to get their results early, but also to avoid late hour rush. Under no circumstances complaints regarding rechecking / re-addition shall be entertained after the due dates. As there is a provision for supply of valued answer book through the re-addition process, no RTI application/ queries for supply of answer book will be entertained," he said.

Rechecking and re-addition of marks will be restricted to checking whether all the answers have been examined and that there has been no mistake in adding up marks.

To get the facility, a student will have to pay Rs 200 for each paper.

Life lost

A girl student from Astaranga committed suicide for getting a second division. She was rushed to the Capital Hospital but was declared dead on arrival. She was a student of a private Plus Two college and had expected to score at least 80 per cent, said her parents. The girl, Meenakshi Pradhan, had consumed phenol to kill herself.PAST & PRESENT