If appearing for the board exams is not worrisome enough, many students also have to worry about their dependence on a stranger to write their papers. The demand for writers is increasing with every passing year, and colleges and parents are not happy about the commercialisation of this profile, as many writers have started demanding higher payments.

Sudarshan Shetty, a student of Shardashram Vidyamandir Junior college who met with an accident before appearing for his HSC exams, sat in an ambulance and wrote his answer paper with the help of a writer. File picture for representation