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CBSE paper leaks and re-exam row: When students feel cheated by the system

The question paper leaks highlight the pressures students and teachers face to achieve good results

Ameeta Mulla Wattal Principal, Springdales School, Pusa Road
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Children were not used to exams (Class X) for nearly a decade. So with a switch from a semester system; there was anxiety among parents and student: Ameeta Mulla Wattal, Principal, Springdales School, Pusa Road

Ritwik Sharma
Akash Singh, a Class XII student of a government aided school in central Delhi, was at the door of the human resource development ministry a couple of weeks ago demanding action against those who had leaked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) question papers.

The economics paper for Class XII was leaked a couple of days before the exam on March 26. After it was cancelled, many like Akash have to endure stress for another month as the exam has been rescheduled for April 25. “It means a waste of time for us, and it also breaks the flow