Paralakhemundi, Feb 18: Five students of a private English-medium school at Kashinagar in Gajapati district were unable to appear for the Class 10 examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday, allegedly due to the school authorities’ failure to provide admit cards.
Parents alleged that despite repeated follow-ups, the school management assured them that the admit cards would be issued. However, until Monday no concrete information was shared. On Tuesday, the authorities reportedly cited discrepancies in Aadhaar details as the reason for the examination forms not being processed, leaving the students barred from writing the exam.
The affected students and their families have sought the intervention of Gajapati District Collector Akshaya Sunil Agrawal, demanding justice.
Sources said the school has government approval to conduct classes only up to Class 8. This has raised serious questions about how students were enrolled and issued identity cards for Class 10 without the required authorization.
In Gajapati district, over 1,000 students from 14 CBSE-affiliated schools are appearing for the ongoing examinations. Parents alleged that the school had planned to attach Class 9 and 10 students to another school in the district headquarters for examination purposes. The latest development, however, has brought alleged irregularities to light, causing anxiety among students and guardians.
Acting on the complaint, the District Collector has directed the District Education Officer to initiate immediate action.
District Education Officer Dr. Mayadhar Sahu clarified that the concerned school does not have permission to run Classes 9 and 10. He stated that while students are sometimes registered with another authorised school for examinations, the five affected students were registered in Class 9 for the 2025–26 academic session. He added that the matter can now be resolved only in the next academic year and that an inquiry would ascertain why the institution admitted students to Class 10 without approval.
The school had earlier come under scrutiny in December last year after several students were injured in an accident during a picnic.
