CBSE exam paper leak: Re-examination dates before end of the week; updates
CBSE exam paper leak: Re-examination dates before end of the week; updates on Business Standard. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to re-conduct the examinations for Economics (Class 12) and Mathematics (for Class 10)
Latest News CBSE paper leak, re-examinations, and student dejection. These are the words hanging fire over students and their parents as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced reexamination in the Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics subjects in the wake of reports of paper leaks. The fresh dates for the two reexaminations shall be announced before the end of the week. Subsequently, the Delhi police has been carrying out raids over the CBSE paper leak. Meanwhile, Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar has said a new leakproof system would be put in place for conducting board exams. Seeking to reach out to parents and students worried over the alleged incidents of repeated leaks, Javadekar said he has spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and apprised him about the developments. With the help of technology, the government would put in place a system "which is so foolproof that there is no leak", Javadekar added. He also said that the HRD ministry had initiated an internal probe into the matter. The Delhi Police's Crime Branch has also begun investigating the alleged leak of the CBSE's Class 12 economics paper and registered a separate case in connection with the alleged leak of the Class 10 mathematics paper. On March 26, Class XII CBSE
students were left appalled following the rumours of their Economics paper being leaked on social media hours before the examination. Reports of the question paper being leaked circulated through social media and WhatsApp several hours before the time of the exam. However, CBSE had denied the claims, saying "We have checked with all examination centres and the paper was not leaked." According to a news channel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed unhappiness about the leak of Class 10 and 12 CBSE papers. Modi called HRD minister Prakash Javadekar after the Central education board decided to reschedule the exams following reports of a leak of question papers. The CBSE conducts 24 exams annually for 120 million (1.2 crore) students. This year, 16,38,428 students registered for Class X and 11,86,306 for the Class XII board examinations. Attacking the Modi government, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said that it should be renamed as 'Paper Leak Government'. Students can check out details on cbse.nic.in Top 10 developments around CBSE Class 12 Economics paper, CBSE class 10 Mathematics paper leak
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