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CBSE student moves SC against Maths re-exam
A Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) student from Cochin on Friday approached the Supreme Court against the re-examination of Class X Maths paper.Rohan Mathew approached the apex court against the decision of the CBSE to cancel and re-conduct the Mathematics exam held on March 28 over the question paper leak.Mathew sought the court's direction to the education board to publish results on the basis of already held examination.He also sought setting up of a special high-powered committee to conduct a detailed investigation into the case.The Economics question paper of class XII and Maths question paper of class X were leaked on social media hours before the examination. The Economics exam was held on March 26 and the Maths paper on March 28.Union Education Secretary Anil Swarup said on Friday that the CBSE re-exam for Class XII Economics paper would be held on 25 April but a decision on the CBSE re-exam for the Class X Maths paper would be taken later."Regarding Class 10th ...
CBSE paper leak: Board shares details of all complaints received
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has shared details of all the complaints it had received about the Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics papers being leaked, a police official said today. The board informed the police that they had received five complaints informing them that the two papers were leaked, an official privy to the probe said. The contents of these complaints have been shared with them and will be examined, the official said. In its complaint to the police, the CBSE had said that they received a complaint by fax on March 23 from an "unknown source" that a man running a coaching institute in Rajendra Nagar was involved in leaking the economics paper. The complaint also named two schools in Rajendra Nagar for their involvement in the alleged leak. On March 26, when the students sat for the economics paper, the CBSE Academic unit at Rouse Avenue received an unaddressed envelope in the evening containing four sheets of hand written answers of the ...
Alternate set of ques papers could have checked leaks: ex-CBSE officials
Former CBSE chairman Ashok Ganguly today lashed out at the board for "inept handling"of the CBSE paper leak issue, contending that the introduction of one set of question paper from this year did more harm than good both for the students as well as the board. Delhi University professor J L Gupta, closely associated with the CBSE examination till recently, was also critical of the functioning of the board, observing that "alternate set of question papers" could have saved the board from the present crisis. The anger was palpable as both felt the board needs to be more competent as "complacency" has crept into its functioning. "When you are handling an examination of this magnitude, you should have a Plan B and Plan C ready. The leakages and the delay in announcing the dates of the re-examination of two papers show there was no such plans in place," Ganguly, who headed the board for eight years till 2008, told PTI. Prof Gupta, currently a member of the Delhi University Court, said the ..
CBSE paper decision in interest of people: Javadekar
Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday called the CBSE's decision on reconducting exams for class 10 and 12 leaked papers to be in "wider interest of the students and academics".
J'khand: 6 students detained with solved Maths paper during test
Six students, who allegedly went into their class 10th Mathematics exams with solved papers, were detained in Chatra today in connection with CBSE paper leaks, the police said here. Chatra sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Gyan Ranjan said the six were sitting with solved Maths papers at their test centres on March 28. They have been detained," he said. One of the detainees claimed they allegedly received the papers from Patna, following which a police team was sent to the Bihar capital city for further investigation, the SDPO said. An FIR has been lodged against the four but no arrest has been made as yet, the SDPO said. The CBSE Board examination paper leaks earlier this week has drawn widespread criticism from across the country and triggered students protest.
Devi Ahilya university opts for traditional attire for
The Devi Ahilya University, for the first time since it was established in 1964, asked participants, including dignitaries present, to wear traditional Indian attire for its convocation ceremony, university authorities said. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Vice Chancellor Narendra Dhakad, along with graduating students, were present at the ceremony today wearing clothes that included a turban native to the Malwa region and a jacket and stole. An official said that the move was to encourage Indianness, adding that the state government had also issued directives that traditional attire should be adopted for these ceremonies instead of the current practice of wearing convocation or graduation gowns and caps.
Pilot accuses BJP of ignoring plight of parents, students facing fee hike
Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee president Sachin Pilot today accused the BJP of ignoring the plight of parents and students who are facing fee hike in private schools and demanded clear guidelines from the Centre. Pilot said that private schools are raising fee by 25-30 per cent which is unexpected but the government was not taking any action and ignoring the concern of parents. He also condemned the CBSE paper leak. Centre should issue guideline to control fee hike in private schools. It is the duty of the government to not allow commercialisation of education, Pilot said in a statement here. He said that the state government is quiet on the issue of fees hike which shows silent nod of the government to private schools to raise fees. Not only hiking fees, private schools are even taking advance fees for 3-6 months. There is a fee regulation act and district and divisional level committees in the state but those committees formed by the government proved to be ineffective, he ...
CBSE paper leak: Have to again take tuition, pay fees, says student who has 'maths phobia'
The CBSE paper leak has come as a rude shock to many class-10 students like R Shreya who fears that she might have to go through the ordeal of preparing for the maths exam all over again which will involve spending money on tuition and fighting a "phobia" for the subject. Shreya wonders why should she be made to write the maths paper again as the examination "should be conducted only where it (the question paper) has been leaked), not in every place." "I am feeling very pressured and it is very tough for me to study maths again. Recalling all the formulas is very tough. I have to again take tuition and pay the fees," she told PTI. Her vacation plans as well as entrance exam schedule for another school after Class 10, too have gone for a toss. The teenager asked why she should be penalised for no fault of hers and said the prospect of studying for the re-examination is going to put more pressure on her. "I feel that the coming paper (re-test) will be tougher than the paper I wrote ...
'CBSE paper leak information given to police on Mar 27'
The information regarding the CBSE 10th Math's paper leak was given to the police a day before the conduction of examination, claimed a coaching teacher named Chandan Gupta, who is said to be the first one who flagged the incident.Gupta allegedly received a portion of the leaked Math's paper, a day before the exam was conducted on March 28. Following this, he informed the police, who initiated a probe into the matter."I called PCR at 10:45 pm after looking at the pattern of the paper. They then asked me to submit the paper. I do not know if they registered a complaint in this regard or not as the police refused to give the copy of the complaint to me," Gupta told ANI.He further said he was detained at the police station for an entire night even though he only acted as an informer in the entire case.Later the reports regarding the leaking of the paper started doing rounds till then the examination had already been conducted.Alongside, the Class XII Economics paper was also reported to
CBSE Class 12 re-exam on April 25, Class 10 re-test only in Delhi, Haryana
The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry on Friday announced that the re-examination for the Economics paper for Class 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students will be held on 25 April."Re-examination of Class 12th exam will be on 25th April," Union Education Secretary Anil Swarup told media here."Regarding Class 10th re-examination, as the leak was restricted to Delhi and Haryana, if it at all a re-exam will happen, it will happen only in Delhi and Haryana and a decision will be taken on this in next 15 days. If at all a re-exam is done, it will be held in July.""The idea was to see that around 16 lakh students in Class 10 do not get impacted by the leak that has happened here. And it at all the re-examination has to happen which will get to know fortnight," added the Education Secretary.Swarup further clarified the reason behind the decision to conduct re-examination for both the leaked papers differently."This decision to hold Class 12 examination is in context,
Boycott CBSE re-exam, Raj Thackeray tells students, parents
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray today asked students and parents to boycott re-examination for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exam papers that got leaked. The CBSE announced a re-test of the Class 10 mathematics and Class 12 economics papers, following reports that they were leaked. "The government, by announcing the re-examination, is giving tension to students. This (the leak) was a mistake of the government and it should pay for the same, not the students," Raj told reporters here. "I request parents not to let students appear for the re-exam. If parents bend today, the next government will also indulge in the same thing," he said. "Parents should send this message to the government that they will not succumb to re-exam tactics. I pray to parents with folded hands to show the government that it made the mistake," Thackeray said. "Some parents met me today. What has happened (re-exam decision) is very bad. It is not the fault of students," he ...
CBSE papers were leaked on 10 WhatsApp groups
The leaked question papers of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examination were shared on 10 WhatsApp groups, said the police on Friday.The Economics question paper of class XII and Maths question paper of class X were leaked on social media hours before the examination. The Economics exam was held on March 26 and the Maths paper on March 28.According to the police, the exam papers were circulated on 10 WhatsApp groups with more than 50 members in each group.The members of these groups are private tutors, students and parents.The Crime Branch of Delhi Police is questioning admins and members of these WhatsApp groups.The Crime Branch on Wednesday had set up a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the alleged leak of the CBSE examination papers.On Thursday, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the CBSE will soon announce dates of re-examination.However, the Opposition parties are cornering the government over the paper leaks and ...
CBSE paper leak: Sisodia asks Javadekar to convene meeting of state edu ministers
Stressing the need to move beyond party politics on the CBSE paper leak issue, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today asked HRD minister Prakash Javadekar to convene a meeting of all state education ministers to discuss ways to stop recurrence of such serious incidents. In a letter to Javadekar, the deputy chief minister said there have been concerns over leaks of several other exam papers and asserted that not only does it affect the future of 26 lakh students, but also puts a question mark on the "sanctity" of the CBSE assessment system. He said if the examination papers are leaked, then undeserving students perform well and hard-working students are left behind, which means the country gets low quality officials, teachers, doctors and engineers. "So let us all put our minds together and think of solutions for the national good," he wrote in the letter. "I request you to immediately convene a day-long brain-storming session of all education ministers, so that we can ensure
Don't get stressed, direct energy towards prep: Psychologists to CBSE students
In the wake of the CBSE ordering re-examination of the Class 12 economics and Class 10 maths papers due to paper leak, psychologists have advised the students not to get stressed and direct their energy towards exam preparation. The CBSE's decision of cancelling the papers has been opposed by the students across the country as they said they would have to write the papers once again. Education Secretary Anil Swarup today said that the re-examination of the CBSE's Class 12 economics paper will be held on April 25, while the re-test for Class 10 mathematics is likely to be conducted in July. Dr Rahul Saha, assistant professor in the department of Psychiatry at the Safdarjung hospital, said that the students in such a situation should "remain calm and not get stressed". "Getting stressed out and angry will not help in this situation. No doubt the education system needs to be full-proof and the authorities should ensure that paper leaks don't happen in future, but the students will have ..
Students bust crackers, offer 'condolence' to woman principal
A section of students of an aided college burst crackers and displayed 'condolence' messages in the campus as a farewell to the retiring woman principal in northern Kasaragod district, triggering a controversy. The incident came to the media limelight after a video of students bursting crackers and the message put at the auditorium of the Nehru Arts and Science College at Kanhangadu in the district, went viral on the social media. The handwritten message says "condolence to the principal who died in the hearts of students...." Reacting to the incident earlier this week, P V Pushpaja, the principal,said "it is very painful for me in the 40 years of my teaching career to get such a response from the students whom I considered as my children." The principal, who is retiring next month, said she was yet to recover from the shock of the turn of events. Pushpaja alleged that members of the Students Federation of India (SFI), the students wing of the ruling CPI(M), was behind ..
Demanding separate state, Koch-Rajbongshi body stages rail blockade
Demanding a separate statehood, the All Koch Rajbongshi Students Union (AKRSU) on Friday staged a rail roko agitation in Kokrajhar district disrupting the movement of the trains.The blockade, which began at 5am, was finally called off after 10 hours.The protesters said they have been demanding the formation of Kamatapur state by carving it out from Assam and the ST status for themselves and since the government has been ignoring them, so they had decided to hold an agitation.According to sources, train number 15771/15772, 55812Dn, 55811 Up, 07526/07525, 55713/55714, 15769/15770 were cancelled due to the blockade.
Javadekar seeks students' help in making exams leakproof
Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday asked the students across the country to find an effective solution to prevent examination paper leaks in future.Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Smart India Hackathon 2018 held at Delhi, the Union Minister said that he is facing a challenge to solve the issue of paper leaks."Today I am facing the problem of the paper leaks. How to solve it, that's a challenge. I am throwing this challenge to students. It's an open innovation challenge and even after this hackathon is over people can give us suggestions," he said.The Union Minister further said that our country should improve its specialisations and the present generation can do it."Hackathon also consists of hardware parts and hardware is where we are lacking. We are today importing tremendous hardware every year from all over the world. Small countries like Taiwan have earned specialisation through innovation, we must fill that gap and this generation can do .
MP governor calls for CCTV surveillance for university exams
Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel today said the coming examinations of government-run universities in the state should be conducted under the surveillance of CCTV cameras. Being the governor, Patel is the Chancellor of all the universities run by the state government. Speaking at the convocation of Devi Ahilya University here, she said, "CCTV cameras should be installed in all buildings of the state-run universities where written or oral examinations will be conducted in the coming days." This would ensure a transparent examination system, Patel said. Vice chancellors of all the universities have been asked to visit Bhopal on April 6 and present annual calendars of their respective institutions, Patel said. The calendar is supposed to have the schedule of examinations, deadline for declaration of results and details of academic and cultural activities planned for the coming year. Universities should change the curriculum according to the need of the times and also
Javadekar's 'challenge' to students: Solve paper leak problem
Facing flak over the CBSE paper leaks issue, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today turned to students for finding a solution to this "challenge". His comments came in the backdrop of CBSE announcing the re-test of Class 10 mathematics and class 12 economics papers. Scores of students have been agitating over being asked to appear for re-tests without any fault of theirs. I am facing one problem in the country. It is a problem of paper leak. So, how to solve it, is also a challenge. And I am throwing this challenge to students. Some people can also work after Hackathon and and give us suggestions, Javadekar said, while addressing students at an event marked to launch the finale of the Smart India Hackathon 2018 (Software Edition). The Human Resource Development Minister (HRD), however, said the problem of paper leak was not a subject of this year's Smart India Hackathon, the event during which thousands of students would try to find innovative solutions to the problems being faced
Class 12 re-test on April 25, Class 10 only in Delhi, NCR
Amid outrage over leak of CBSE question papers, the government on Friday said re-examination of Class 10 maths paper will be held only in Delhi, NCR and Haryana, "if at all", while fresh Class 12 test for economics students will be conducted on April 25.
