Here's what clever IIT aspirants did when refused entry into exam hall for wearing full sleeves

An unpleasant scene unfolded outside Mysuru's Sadvidya College - the exam centre for JEE exams when students wearing full sleeves were stopped from entering the examination hall for not abiding by the dress code.

While a few students returned home to change, several others either resorted to cutting off their sleeves, or unclothing themselves right there to exchange clothes with their parents.

Local media reported that students were allowed inside only after they changed to half-sleeves. The rule was enforced after a cheating racket was exposed in All India Pre-Medical Test conducted by CBSE in 2015. At that time, wristwatches, full-sleeved shirts and earrings were banned. The rule was extended to other exams like IIT-JEE too.

On Sunday, officials were busy frisking the students wearing full-sleeves thoroughly even as parents were seen requesting them to allow their children inside. While a few students were sent back minutes before the exam to change, others sought quick solutions like cutting off their sleeves at the exam centre itself.

Some students reportedly even swapped clothes with their parents.There were also reports that a girl who had come in a full-sleeved kurta was sent back but she never returned. For some who couldn't go all the way back home, they decided to buy new shirts from nearby shops.

On being questioned, Central Board of Secondary Education officials claimed that the invigilators were only doing their duty.

(Image credit: Bangalore Mirror)