Question Paper Leak

With two tests of the state board-conducted Class 10 exams cancelled within a week following leak of question papers, Assam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu on Friday asserted that the entire examination system will be analysed and rectified. Admitting that there are lapses in the system, he said the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) has to figure out where the problems are and take corrective measures. We have to rectify it together, Pegu told reporters here. Days after the general science question paper leak of the Class 10 state board exam, the Assamese paper also got leaked, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said on Thursday evening. All the Modern Indian Language (MIL) subject papers, including Alternative English, which were to be held tomorrow, have been cancelled as a precautionary step, as one of the accused revealed about leaking the Assamese question paper. The new dates will be announced by SEBA today, Pegu said. In Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong and Dima

Investigations have revealed that the General Science question paper of class 10 state board examination in Assam were sold for up to Rs 3,000 on WhatsApp, Director-General of Police Gyanendra Pratap Singh said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters, Singh said WhatsApp's assistance was being sought to identify the origin of the leak of the question paper. "The investigation has revealed that the question paper of the General Science examination were sold for anything between Rs 100 and Rs 3,000. We have found that somewhere it was sold for Rs 100, somewhere for Rs 200-300, and it went up to Rs 3,000. Assistance is being sought from WhatsApp to identify the origin of the leak," he said. "I am happy with the investigation and the progress we made over the last three days. Hopefully, we will crack this case soon. We will send some more packets of the question paper from upper Assam to the CID headquarters for the purpose of the investigation," he added. The General Science question paper

Several students from various parts of Assam were on Wednesday brought to the CID headquarters here for questioning in connection with its investigation into the alleged leak of a question paper of the class 10 state board exam, an officer said. The number of arrests in the case remains at three, he said. "We have detained students, teachers and others across Assam. They have been brought to Guwahati for further questioning," the CID officer said. He, however, refused to share any further details. Director General of Police (DGP) GP Singh on Wednesday morning reached Dibrugarh from where around six students have been detained so far. Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, talking to reporters outside the assembly here, said that the CID is investigating to get to the root of the paper leak. "Some students and others have been arrested or detained so far. But we have to be patient and need to wait for the CID probe to be over to know from where the paper leak originated," Pegu said. The

Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat has given his assent to a Bill brought by the state's BJP government in the ongoing Budget session to curb recruitment exam paper leaks which prescribes jail up to 10 years to those involved in such malpractices and may face fines of up to Rs 1 crore. The Gujarat Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2023 was unanimously passed in the House on February 24, and Governor Devvrat has given his assent, Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi said on Monday. As per provisions of the Bill, those involved in malpractices like exam paper leaks could be jailed for up to 10 years and may face fines of up to Rs 1 crore. The legislation is meant to punish those who either leak a question paper of a recruitment exam, procure a question paper in an unauthorised manner or solve such a paper illegally. The Bill says any candidate indulging in such activities will be punished with imprisonment up to three years, and shall also be liable for a fine

The agitating organisations were not satisfied with the progress of the CBI probe and subsequent actions

With the objective of curbing paper leaks in government recruitment exams, the Gujarat Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed a Bill that provides for up to 10 years in prison for such malpractices. As per the provisions of the bill, the accused shall also be liable for fine which shall not be less than Rs 10 lakh, which may extend to Rs 1 crore. Following a heated debate, the Gujarat Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2023, tabled by Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi, was passed on Thursday as opposition Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) members gave their nod. The bill is aimed at curbing "unfair means" which include to leak or attempt to leak a question paper, procure a question paper in an unauthorised manner and to solve such a paper in an unauthorised manner. Unfair means also include an act of assisting an examinee during examination for monetary gains. Any examinee (candidate appearing for an exam) indulging in unfair means shall be punishe

Gehlot said, "Paper leaks were reported from other states as well. This is a very serious issue and the state government is very serious about it"

Amid the opposition BJP's demand of a CBI inquiry into incidents of paper leak in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday asked if the saffron party was ready to order a probe into similar incidents in its party-ruled Madhya Pradesh. He said the recruitment of contractual staff nurses of the National Health Mission in Madhya Pradesh was cancelled due to paper leak. He said such incidents in Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir and other states in the past few days are a matter of serious concern. There is a need to find a solution to the countrywide problem of paper leaks. Will the BJP get a CBI inquiry into the paper leak in Madhya Pradesh? he tweeted. The opposition BJP in Rajasthan has been targeting the Gehlot government in the state over the incidents of paper leak, and has demanded a CBI inquiry. In December last, second grade teachers recruitment paper was leaked following which it was cancelled. Papers of various competitive exams had also leaked in the state.

The Gujarat government's competitive examination for the recruitment of junior clerks was cancelled hours before it was scheduled on Sunday over its question paper leak and police detained a suspect in this connection, the state panchayat exam board said. As many as 9.5 lakh candidates had registered for the exam for 1,181 posts which was to be held at 2,995 centres across the state. Based on a tip-off, police detained a suspect and recovered a copy of the question paper of the exam early Sunday morning, after which the Gujarat Panchayat Service Selection Board decided to "postpone" the exam in the wider interest of the candidates, the board said in a statement. The police were investigating the matter, it said. "The junior clerk (administrative/accounting) exam was to be conducted in different districts between 11 am and 12 noon on January 29. As per the information received from the police early Sunday morning, they detained a suspect and upon his interrogation seized a copy of t

Rajasthan Police chief Umesh Mishra on Saturday said that the police is considering booking cheating and paper leak gangs under National Security Act. The Director General of Police said that the records of those who facilitate cheating would be scrutinised and strict legal action would be taken against them. Mishra in a statement also said that an amendment allowing police to seize the property of criminals involved in cheating gangs has been suggested in the Prevention of Anti Social Activities Act-2018 (PASA). According to the PASA, a person can be detained for a period of up to one year without any public disclosure. He said that the state Police is ready to conduct recruitment exams in a clean and fair manner. Mishra's statement came after police arrested 44 people on Saturday, hours before the General Knowledge paper in the Class II Teacher Recruitment exam. The paper was cancelled after it was leaked to the public. Mishra said that police will soon write a letter to the ..

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said the leak of teacher recruitment exam paper was unfortunate and promised a strict action against the culprits. Gehlot said that Rajasthan is the only state in the country which has taken prompt and strict action in such matters. The new date for the Saturday paper will be released soon, he said. Police on Saturday arrested 44 people just a few hours before the general knowledge paper for the second grade teacher recruitment examination in Rajasthan, followed by announcement to cancel the paper by Gehlot. "The paper leak is very unfortunate. Papers have started leaking in many states, in the army, in the judiciary (Rajasthan). It is a very worrying situation. Rajasthan is the first state in the country which has put such people in jail," Gehlot told reporters here. He further said: "Strict action will be taken against those who indulge in this act. We have recently passed a law in the assembly under which such people will get st

At least 44 people, including 37 students and seven experts, were arrested in Rajasthan's Udaipur district in connection with the paper leak a few hours before the 2nd grade teacher recruitment examination was to begin across the state on Saturday, police said. The general knowledge examination for teacher recruitment to be conducted by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) been cancelled now. Among those arrested include the alleged mastermind of the paper leak, Suresh Vishnoi, a resident of Jodhpur, police said. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced the cancellation of the examination. The Opposition BJP, while targeting the government over the issue, demanded a strict action against those who leaked the paper. Acting on a tip-off that the paper has been leaked and a private bus carrying the candidates was coming to Udaipur, police teams stopped a vehicle at an intersection in Bekariya police station circle in the morning, Udaipur Superintendent of Police Vikas Shar

Nearly seven lakh candidates on Sunday appeared in the TET examination conducted by the WBBPE to fill up around 11,000 vacancies for primary teacher posts in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools. The West Bengal Board of Primary Education Board (WBBPE) conducted the Teachers' Eligibility Test (TET) examination after a gap of five years in 1,460 examination centres across the state amid tight security arrangements, officials said. West Bengal Education minister Bratya Basu on Sunday denied there has been any question paper leak in the TET examination and alleged "some people" wanted to disrupt the examination process to discredit the Mamata Banerjee government by circulating fake question papers on WhatsApp. Basu told reporters that he was satisfied the exams could be conducted smoothly despite attempts by "some people" to derail the process and give a bad name to the Mamata Banerjee government. Asserting there was no question paper leak in the exams, the minister said

The West Bengal government on Tuesday ordered a probe by state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into the alleged Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd) paper leak, a senior official said. "The CID has been asked to probe the DElEd paper leak and file the report quickly," the official told PTI. Allegations were levelled that the paper was leaked around an hour-and-a-half before the examination started on Monday.

There have been at least 22 paper leaks in the state in the past seven years, the Congress claimed on Friday, accusing the BJP government of playing with the future of youths in the state it is ruling for 27 years. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera also took potshots at the BJP's Gaurav Yatra in Gujarat, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah will find it hard to face the youths suffering due to the alleged paper leaks in their home state. "How do you ask for votes from them when you have put their future at stake and strangled their aspirations?" On the contrary, he said, during the Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi is welcoming and meeting people from all walks of life, especially the youths who are sharing their concerns on unemployment and other issues. "On one hand, the BJP is taking out Gaurav Yatra in Gujarat and on the other hand 22 cases of paper leaks have taken place there. The BJP government is destroying the future of the youths," Khera

According to the police headquarters, during the second shift of the examination on May 14, the envelope of the paper was opened before time by the centre superintendent of Diwakar Public School

The Bihar police claimed to have busted an organised crime gang, which was behind the leak of provincial civil services exam question paper last week, with the arrest of four persons

The Bihar Public Services Commission cancelled the examination for Civil Services (preliminary) held earlier in the day, hours after allegations of question paper leak led to a massive outcry.

According to officials sources, the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh Police has been pressed to look into the matter

However, the BJP, which announced the resignation of Vora - a political personalty - was quick to add that there was no link between his decision to step down and the paper leak episode