The board of Gujarat printed more than one lakh mark sheets with errors in the upper High school exams this year. The errors were discovered and corrected by the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) before the results were published this year. There were still nearly 200 schools that received incorrect scorecards. Sources indicated that the maximum errors in the score sheets were made this year.

There were 9.36 lakh students appeared in SSC examinations this year. ‘One lakh marksheets had to be garbage, because they had errors. This is a huge waste of paper and money, “the official said.

Officials said that most of the errors related to errors in spelling of names and labels from all over. Despite this, nearly 200 schools across the state complained that there were errors in marksheets given to some students.

HK Patel, vice-president said he was unaware of such an error in the mass printing of scorecards. He said that officials in Vadodara office may be aware of these errors. Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in Vadodara MM Pathan also said he had no information on printing gaffe.

Meanwhile, sources within the Council said an internal report on the problem of many errors in the printing of scorecards was found that 1037 cases of mark sheets have been reported missing at 147 schools reported that incorrect scorecards have been issued.

About 65 schools in Ahmedabad reported an error in the marksheets and the report found that schools were issued marksheets the next day.

Overall, the 4700 state schools, 1965 schools have reported an error marksheets issued to students. “Government officials should look into the matter urgently as the margin of error is two to three per cent is acceptable, but that 10 percent is not acceptable,” the official said.