Students of class 12 after their CBSE exam got over at one of the school in Chandigarh. Express Photo
Amid the protest against re-exam and paper leak, Education Secretary Anil Swarup today announced the exam dates of CBSE’s Class 12 Economics paper which is scheduled to be held on April 25. Thee re-test for Class 10 mathematics is likely to be conducted in July.
Addressing the media, he said a preliminary enquiry has revealed that the leak for Class 10 mathematics paper is restricted to Delhi and Haryana. “There has been no leak outside India, hence no re-examination will be held outside the country,” he said.
The question papers are different for students appearing for the CBSE examinations outside India. On Wednesdy, CBSE announced re-exam of Class 10 Mathematics and Class 12 Economics papers after the alleged paper leak. Police is investigating the matter. Till now over 30 people have been questioned.
Union Minister, Piyush Goyal, said, "In this paper leakage, as a student I should have rejected the paper even if it came to me. Unfortunately it is very tough and children have to suffer the consequences of few peoples misdemeanour".
A Cass 10 student, Rohan Mathew, has approached the Supreme Court expressing his dissatisfation with the CBSE's decision to cancel and re-conduct the exams. He stated that as the question paper was leaked only in certain regions, making students all across the country to re-appear for the same would be unfair and illegal.
Delhi Police's crime branch is questioning admins and members of certain WhatsApp groups. On Wednesday, the branch had set up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the alleged leak of the CBSE examination papers.
Education Secretary addressed the media today informing the exam dates for Class 10 Maths and Class 12 Economics