KOLKATA: What Maharashtra did earlier this week Bengal did on Friday.
A part of the Bengali first language question paper was circulated on WhatsApp within 20 minutes after Higher Secondary exams started around 10.20am. It was the book keeping and accountancy paper in case of Maharashtra.
The HS Council, however, went in denial mode, claiming it was a "freak incident" and assuring that "immediate measures have been taken". Apart from the WhatsApp circulation, photocopy stores allegedly sold copies of the question paper as well.
President of West Bengal Higher Secondary Council, Mahua Das, said, "One or two such exceptional incidents take place every year. The candidates were extremely happy with the new pattern of questions. They found the question paper easy."
According to Das, a high madrassa student who was taking the examination from Rampurhat High School was the culprit. "Twenty minutes into the exam, the candidate wrote a section of Bengali Part A questions on a chit of paper and threw it to someone standing below the window. He was expecting the answers to be supplied to him in another chit. However, police acted at once. I have spoken to the Rampurhat SDO who told me that the candidate has been identified. The person who was standing outside has been arrested."
She added, "The SDO has identified the guilty student. He has written a letter accepting his wrongdoing. He wants to be excused this time, but we have submitted an 'RA' (Reported Against) against him. We will call him soon to appear before the committee. The council has sought his roll number and registration number from the teacher in charge of the centre. We have also asked the venue supervisor to send a report with all details."
The council authorities, however, denied any photocopies being sold. The rule says a student is allowed to leave the centre an hour after starting to write the paper. "The state administration ensured that the first day's exams were smooth. There was no untoward incident," said the authorities.
Rampurhat SDO Umashankar S, however, denied any arrests till Friday evening. He said, "I came to know from mediapersons that a question paper was leaked and I have ordered a probe. The mediapersons said the question paper was circulated through WhatsApp. We have collected the number and are trying to identify the person who started it. We have not yet arrested anyone." He added, "I visited several exam venues and seized around 61 mobile phones from students."
A part of the Bengali first language question paper was circulated on WhatsApp within 20 minutes after Higher Secondary exams started around 10.20am. It was the book keeping and accountancy paper in case of Maharashtra.
The HS Council, however, went in denial mode, claiming it was a "freak incident" and assuring that "immediate measures have been taken". Apart from the WhatsApp circulation, photocopy stores allegedly sold copies of the question paper as well.
President of West Bengal Higher Secondary Council, Mahua Das, said, "One or two such exceptional incidents take place every year. The candidates were extremely happy with the new pattern of questions. They found the question paper easy."
According to Das, a high madrassa student who was taking the examination from Rampurhat High School was the culprit. "Twenty minutes into the exam, the candidate wrote a section of Bengali Part A questions on a chit of paper and threw it to someone standing below the window. He was expecting the answers to be supplied to him in another chit. However, police acted at once. I have spoken to the Rampurhat SDO who told me that the candidate has been identified. The person who was standing outside has been arrested."
She added, "The SDO has identified the guilty student. He has written a letter accepting his wrongdoing. He wants to be excused this time, but we have submitted an 'RA' (Reported Against) against him. We will call him soon to appear before the committee. The council has sought his roll number and registration number from the teacher in charge of the centre. We have also asked the venue supervisor to send a report with all details."
The council authorities, however, denied any photocopies being sold. The rule says a student is allowed to leave the centre an hour after starting to write the paper. "The state administration ensured that the first day's exams were smooth. There was no untoward incident," said the authorities.
Rampurhat SDO Umashankar S, however, denied any arrests till Friday evening. He said, "I came to know from mediapersons that a question paper was leaked and I have ordered a probe. The mediapersons said the question paper was circulated through WhatsApp. We have collected the number and are trying to identify the person who started it. We have not yet arrested anyone." He added, "I visited several exam venues and seized around 61 mobile phones from students."
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