Ahmedabad, Sept 30: In a yet another incident of negligence, a class XII student of the general stream was passed despite him writing expletives and erotic stories as answers to five questions in his Economics paper. The boy had penned down stories imagining making love with Bollywood actresses Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Rani Mukherjee. The boy, who hails from Rajkot, was awarded 36 marks. Also Read - Inspiring! Meerut Woman Who Left Home To Avoid Forced Marriage Returns As PCS Officer 7 Years Later

However, when the moderator checked the paper, he failed the student and gave him 14 marks. The moderator deducted his 22 marks for penning pornography in the answers. The teacher was fined Rs 1000 for mechanically checking the answers. Also Read - Before Reporting For Duty, This Bengaluru Cop Teaches Children of Migrant Workers Everyday For An Hour

A former examination secretary told TOI that it was apparent from the answers that the teacher, who is employed with a self-financed school, had not read the paper properly while checking. “This kind of callous and negligent attitude towards paper checking can prove disastrous for the quality of education,” he said. Also Read - Ready to Send Children Back to School? 78% Parents Say No, Willing to Let Kids Repeat An Academic Year

“This year, 1,000 teachers, who assessed class 12 general stream papers, were fined Rs 10 lakh for errors in paper checking,” RR Thakkar, Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) vice-chairman told TOI.

Thakkar added that a total of 444 teachers, who had checked class 12 science stream papers, was fined Rs 350,000.

Citing errors, Thakkar said that majority of errors were in calculation of the total marks scored by the students. He added that there were answer sheets where a teacher had awarded “49 marks to a student who scored 18 marks; 81 to a student who scored 40 and 75 to one who scored 57 marks”.

“This kind of negligence can prove extremely detrimental to future of students whose careers depend on marks scored,” he told TOI.