Action on printing mistakes in test papers

Uditha KUMARASINGHE and Irangika RANGE

Chief Government Whip Urban Development and Sacred area Development Minister Dinesh Gunawardene told Parliament yesterday that immediate measures will be taken to inform the Education Ministry to take necessary action regarding the printing mistakes mentioned in the term test question papers given to the students by the Provincial Councils.

The Minister was responding to a question raised by the JVP MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake who pointed out that various printing mistakes have appeared in term test question papers of various subjects issued to the students by the North Central, Central and Southern Provincial Councils.

MP Dissanayake said there are more than 10 mistakes in the grade eight Buddhism question paper issued by the North Central Provincial Council. The Grade Nine English question paper printed by the Southern Provincial Council has also printed its answers with the question paper.

In addition, various printing mistakes have appeared in the term test question papers issued by the Central Provincial Council as well.

UNP MP Lakshman Kiriella said the Central Provincial Council has collected nearly Rs. 35 million from students studying in Central Province schools to print term test question papers.

Minister Gunawardene said as this matter was not brought to the attention of the Government earlier, immediate steps will be taken to inform about this to the Education Ministry for necessary action.