CBSE denies reports of Class-12 Accountancy paper leak
What's the story
Hours after reports surfaced that the CBSE Class 12 Accountancy paper had been leaked, the Board has denied it. A paper matching Set-II, according to Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia, had reportedly been circulated on WhatsApp since yesterday. TIE had traced the source of the alleged leak to Delhi's Rohini. But CBSE has now blamed miscreants for "circulating messages...to disturb the sanctity of examinations."
Twitter Post
Manish Sisodia confirms complaints of leak on Twitter
Received complaints about the Class 12 CBSE Accountancy paper being leaked. Have asked officers of Directorate of Education to investigate and lodge a complaint with CBSE.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) March 15, 2018
Swift action must be taken, so that hard-working students don't suffer due to negligence of CBSE.
Impact
CBSE calls urgent meeting to decide course of action
CBSE reportedly called an urgent meeting of top officials to look into the matter and find out more about the alleged leak. According to rules, an exam has to be cancelled in such cases. Moreover, there are a large number of candidates in Delhi who would be affected. A source said an insider's hand was suspected, since "board papers are kept with utmost security."
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CBSE issues statement, warns of FIR against "miscreants"
"During the process of examination, some miscreants have tried to play mischief by circulating messages through WhatsApp and other social media to disturb the sanctity of examinations. CBSE has decided to take strict action against such activities. FIR is being lodged by CBSE today."
Warning
CBSE had earlier warned against "frivolous messages" seeking question papers
Incidentally, the Board had warned against "frivolous messages" seeking copies of question papers just a day before exams started. "Such elements are sending messages in the name of (KK Choudhury, Controller of Examinations) using mail ID ce.cbse2018@gmail.com," Choudhury wrote in an alert on March 4. "All examination centers are intimated that such mails are frivolous and needn't be responded to," it added.
Data
Class 12 exams to end on April 13
The Class 12 exams started on March 5, and the last exam will be Physical Education on April 13. As many as 11,86,306 candidates have registered this year. Exams will be conducted across 4,138 centers in India and 71 abroad.