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29 November 2011, 18:00 PM

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Mustafa Muneer, BAF base Kurmitola , Dhaka cantonment, Dhaka

The IBA admission test for the session 2011-2012 was held on 25th November 2011. I was a candidate. I reported to the Arts building, Room no 4051, 3rd floor. There were two invigilators in my room. One of them rebuked some students for failing to ask him the appropriate questions and for not having minimum common sense. I had the idea that the DU faculty members were the most conscientious people in the country. But the invigilator proved me wrong. Throughout the exam, he spoke at the top of his voice asking the roll number of the candidates and enquiring about their details. Worst of all, he started chatting with the other invigilator just at the end of the first 30 minutes of the exam. I don't know how it affected the other students but I could not concentrate on my paper at all. I have two points to make. Invigilators should be as helpful as possible. Admission tests are crucial and the students expect the teachers to have fatherly attitude. In the exam hall, I felt like standing up and telling him to stop.