Students get second chance

       The National Institute of Educational Testing Service will spend four million baht to arrange catch-up tests for students who missed the third round of the General Aptitude Test and the Professional Aptitude Test, Niets director Uthumporn Jamornmarn says.
       The Niets website was attacked by hackers last week, causing students who applied to sit in the third round of GAT and PAT, running from Thursday to Sunday, to miss their exams.
       Mrs Uthumporn said Niets had to close down its website for three days after the attack. Many GAT and PAT applicants could not print their identity cards from the website or check the time and places of their exams.
       Niets decided to organise make-up rounds for the GAT and PAT.
       Two groups of students are eligible to take the replacement exams, Mrs Uthumporn said. Those who missed the exams because of the website hacking problem and those who could not apply for the third round of GAT and PAT are eligible. These students could apply to sit the make-up exams via Niets website at www.niets.or.th from Thursday to Oct 22.
       The names of those eligible to take the catch-up exams will be announced on Oct 25.
       The make-up exams will be held from Oct 29 to Nov 1 at test centres in seven provinces -Bangkok, Chiang Mai,Phitsanulok, Ubon Ratchathani, Khon Kaen, Hat Yai district in Songkhla and Nakhon Si Thammarat.
       Exam results will be announced on Nov 10, also via the website, Mrs Uthumporn said.