CBSE paper leak: No re-exam needed for class 10 maths; top 10 developments
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 10 Mathematics re-exam will not be conducted, reports said on Monday. With this, students affected by the CBSE reexamination decision and paper leaks could heave a sigh of relief. An official announcement from the board is expected later in the day. As a result, CBSE exams in several centres in Delhi started late as they found it difficult to follow the new "leak-proof" system put in place. According to ToI report, that the new method comes with 'technical glitches' that would inevitably delay the exams. Delhi Police Crime Branch on Monday questioned the principal of the school, whose two teachers were arrested for their alleged role in CBSE paper leak.The police found that the teachers allegedly opened the papers 30 minutes before the exam, clicked photos and forwarded the same to the coaching institute owner. Here are the top developments in the CBSE paper leak case:
1) No CBSE re-exam for Class 10 mathematics: There will be no CBSE Class 10 mathematics re-test, a source from the CBSE told the Indian Express. The decision, according to the national daily, came after an evaluation of answer sheets revealed there was nothing to indicate that the leak had impacted the exam. 2) CBSE papers might have been leaked from Haryana:Delhi Police are suspecting that the CBSE question papers might have been leaked from Haryana, a senior official privy to the probe said on Monday. 3) Police questions school principal for over six hours: The principal of a school, whose two teachers were arrested for their alleged role in leaking class 12 economics paper, was grilled for over six hours by the police, along with the arrested accused, said an official privy to the probe. 4) Examinations started late on Monday: The CBSE exams started an hour late at few centres in Delhi on Monday as many of them expressed inability to follow the new "leak-proof" system put in place for the first time after question papers for two subjects were leaked. 5) Delhi HC asks the date of re-examination of Class 10 Mathematics examination:Delhi High Court on Monday asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) whether they have any plan to re-conduct the class 10 Mathematics examination. 6) Were more papers leaked? The authorities of Mother Khajani Convent School is under the scanner for allegedly providing the question papers to the teachers much ahead of the scheduled time, a police officer privy to the probe said. 7) Two-day custody of accused teachers, coaching centre owner: All the three accused in the case, a coaching centre owner and two teachers of the Mother Khajani Convent School were sent to two days' police custody by the Kakardooma court in Delhi on Sunday. 8) Google helps Delhi Police: Google helped the police identify the man who sent the mail to alert the Board Chairman Anita Karwal about the paper leak, a police officer said. 9) Congress asks PM Modi to break silence: The Opposition stepped up its attack on the government over the CBSE paper leaks, with the Congress accusing the government of sheltering the "exam mafia" that it claimed has taken over the examination system of the country. 10) Leaked Hindi, Political Science paper fake: The Class 12 Hindi (Elective) and Political Science papers being circulated on the social media were fake or previous year question paper, the CBSE said. Days after Economics and Maths paper leaks rocked the board examination, a whistleblower has come forward with the claim that Political Science paper was also made public.