Arranging examinations with interval

Recently, an enactment has been made that public examinations (HSC and SSC) should be conducted without any interval in the exam schedule with exception to public holidays with a view to reducing question paper leakage that occurs almost every year before any public examination in Bangladesh. Even the  Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid pointed that there should not be any gap between exams and, if possible, two examinations could be held on a single day. It is really shameful for us that many students are getting question paper in hand just a day or two before exam and thus making a gratifying result. Therefore, students now-a-days are more likely to have good grades rather than expanding their criteria over developing literacy skills by using creativity, visionary ambitions and inspiration. That is to say, they are emphasizing the collection of knowledge without understanding its value as a result of which such detestable crimes are taking place and the education ministry is having clear exasperation in controlling this serious matter.
The authority is holding up the long term public examinations responsible for question leakage which is totally inappropriate. In fact, question leakage has nothing to do with the intervals as the offender can disclose the question paper even if there is no recess between exams. Therefore, giving no interval cannot be a remedy for this kind of illicit activities. Students of different schools and colleges and their guardians forming human chains and holding rallies protested the announcement of conducting public examination without interval. Students and their guardians are claiming punishment of the culprits those are liable for that crime.
Moreover, this decision will cause severe mental pressure on those students who are not liable for question leakage and no doubt that they will perform exceedingly bad in the exam hall.
It is said that, "When you are under an imposed time restriction, you use  time more effectively". Students can give their full concentration during the last days of exam and can pay more attention to the difficult topics of a particular subject. Interval is not actually a recess between two exams but an interim for preparing one's mind for the imminent exam after attending an exam on subject absolutely not similar to the impending one. During this interval period, students can easily get release from the particular subject groove and prepare themselves for the next with a relaxed mind.
In classrooms, usually, the teachers teach the students for a limited time. Sometimes the teacher runs out of time whereas the subject-matter is yet to be discussed. So it can be clearly stated that no student can prepare themselves for public exam by just a few lectures in classroom unless they are given their own time to know, understand and learn the specific subjects properly.
On a sudden thought, a question arises, why students engage themselves in such illegal activity? Perhaps we all know the answer. The students of Bangladesh have more tendencies to secure A+ (GPA-5) in public examination rather than developing their ability to learn more complex skills and subjects. Most of them focus only at the grades as it means a lot to them for getting admission at a good institution in future. From childhood, they are taught that without getting A+ in SSC and HSC, they will not get admitted to renowned universities or they will not find jobs. They are under mental pressure to such an extent that they do not hesitate do such illicit, detestable crime.
But question is, do the students committing such offence progress further in their educational life? Well, the answer might be negative. Comparing the amount of economic progress of Bangladesh with the quantity of GPA-5 holders no consistency can be found. Only quarters of them are able to progress further while the others are lagging behind.
If the educational system is such where students can develop according to their unique needs and potentialities with the purpose of developing every individual to their full potentials, it can surely expunge the leaking of question papers in Bangladesh.
As for reducing crime regarding public examinations, there are many other ways to resolve them. For instance, Digital Stamp Control can be introduced for the opening and distribution of question papers. Again, increasing the number of probable question sets will raise uncertainty among the culpable students and suppliers of leaked question papers.
Since there are many alternative ways other than taking incessant public exams to prevent board questions from being leaked, the authority can apply those techniques and the students not responsible for question leakage can give their exam peacefully without any stress.
It is also to be noted that, various strikes and political imbalance are partially responsible for long term examinations in the previous years. If such disturbance during exam period is avoided it will take just a month for the completion of all the exams with interval of a day or two before the 'harder' subjects. As the students have a lot to study within a limited time, it will be unfair for the students if no interval is given. They cannot give proper concentration on their studies and thus they will appear exam with perfunctory preparation. All students should not bear punishment for something that only a few have done.
In fact, the students were not actually liable, but sufferer for question leakage. This decision will only affect the students and their career to develop themselves as the asset of the nation. Thus, the students will not only be sufferer, but the nation will incur a loss to have good and quality citizens for the country. Not only that this decision will also affect the healthy educational environment of the campus. If no gap is given between exams, students' health can be deteriorated along with physiological imbalance as they will face serious mental pressure since their brain will not be able to take rest. They would face difficulties in preparing properly for the examinations if there were no gaps in the schedule. Although a few days ago, the honourable Education Minister mentioned that this is not yet the final decision, but it is also fact that he is not yet confirmed that this would not happen. Thus, we, the students and our guardians, like to get a confirmation from Education Minister for our mental firmness to concentrate on our studies with a peaceful mind.    
The writer is a HSC Student at Adamjee Cantonment College, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka,
email: mgneogi@gmail.com