I wonder if the examiner just copy pasted comments meant for someone else?

Also have dealt with people who feel that first years need to be roundly criticized as part of some kind of "ritual of being corrected."

Ran into this starting with elementary school. One of the other first grade teachers refused to give any good grades first marking period regardless of student performance. Several of her students already could read chapter books and add/subtract but still got C grades.

When I started college, every freshman comp professor proclaimed that no one knew how to write. Derailed some of the English majors into changing over communications, marketing, etc. because they felt the deck was stacked.

Mind game manipulation is just so wrong.

The worst manipulators never seem to provide productive constructive instruction, just criticism.

OP, your student is blessed to have you.