REET aspirants with family members enjoy a meal provided by a gurudwara in Raja Park in the city on Saturday
JAIPUR: To prevent cheating by REET aspirants, Internet will remain suspended across the state barring Jaipur city from 6am to 6pm on Sunday.
Over 16 lakh candidates are likely to sit for the exam that will be held in two shifts in 4,200 centres across the state. It will be the biggest exam ever conducted by the state government in a single day.
“I wish all the best to all the candidates appearing in REET. You all should believe in yourself and give your exam with patience. Don’t believe in any rumours and inform police if you see any unlawful activities,” chief minister Ashok Gehlot tweeted.
Throughout the day, all the seven divisional commissioners — Ajmer, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Udaipur — announced to suspend the Internet in their respective zones from 6am to 6pm.
Jaipur divisional commissioner Dinesh Kumar Yadav said based on inputs and requests from district collectors of Jhunjhunu, Dausa, Sikar and Jaipur, the decision to suspend Internet was taken. “It is part of a preventive measure to ensure that the exam is conducted in a fair manner,” said Yadav.
Sources said Jaipur city had been kept out of the purview of the ban to ensure that the control room and other law enforcement agencies have smooth exchange of information.
“The local administrations have been given instructions that they should provide information to candidates at the makeshift bus stands. Police patrolling vehicles also must provide basic information to candidates to avoid any inconvenience,” said Yadav.
Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE), which is conducting the exam, passed on final instructions to all centres on Saturday evening. RBSE chairman DP Jaroli said this was the biggest exam the state had ever conducted. “I understand the pain many candidates are going through in reaching their respective centres. Strict rules are only meant to ensure that the most deserving candidate is selected,” said Jaroli.
The board has formed a control room in its office in Ajmer to monitor the progress throughout the day.
This is for the first time officials undertaking the exam are under the intense pressure as any unlawful event inside the examination halls could lead to their dismissal. Officials conducting the exam are also not allowed to carry mobile phones inside the centres.
Civil society groups have come forward to help students by providing free accommodation, meals, medicines and water. Following CM Gehlot’s appeal that citizens shouldn’t travel on Sunday unless it is extremely important, there have been mass cancellations of train and bus tickets and several social events have been postponed.
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