Ranchi, July 28 - Around 30 students were forced to stand outside their school in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand even as their examination was underway Tuesday because their parents had failed to pay the monthly fees, an official said.

The students of Holy Cross school were forced to leave the exam room as their parents had not paid the school fees for the month of July. Most of the students were aged below 10 years.

The angry parents later protested and met Deputy Commissioner of Hazaribagh Vinay Kumar Chaube and submitted a memorandum to him. Following the intervention of the district administration, the students were later allowed to take their exams.

'We have paid the school fees upto June month.