In a recent crackdown, the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) has fined 4,488 teachers for making totaling errors while marking Class 10 and 12 board exams. These mistakes will collectively cost the teachers Rs 64 lakh in fines, according to GSEB officials.In a fresh wave of penalties, the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSEB) has fined 1,654 teachers who served as paper checkers for Class 10 exams, collectively imposing fines amounting to Rs 20 lakh for errors in marking. Teachers are penalized Rs 100 for every mistake of one mark.Similarly, 1,404 teachers involved in checking Class 12 general stream papers have been fined a total of Rs 24.31 lakh.Collectively, over Rs 1.5 cr fines paid in 2 yrsIn a written reply submitted to the Assembly in February 2024, the state government said it had imposed fines totaling Rs 1.54 crore on 9,218 teachers for errors in evaluating board exam papers. The average fine per teacher stood at approximately Rs 1,600.
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