Excelsior Correspondent/Agencies:
Students in Jammu continue to protest against re-examination of Class 12th Economics paper after it was cancelled as question paper got leaked.
The protesting students said since paper was not leaked in Jammu region than why the CBSE is holding re-exam in Jammu region.
The re-examination of CBSE’s Class 12 economics paper will be held on April 25, while the Class 10 mathematics re-test, if required, would be conducted only for Delhi-NCR and Haryana in July, the government said on Friday amid widespread outrage over the paper leak issue.
Ruling out a nationwide re-tests for Class 10 mathematics, the HRD Ministry said that a final decision on the re-examination for Delhi-NCR and Haryana would be taken in the next 15 days following a detailed inquiry.
The details of the re-test were announced by the HRD Ministry amid continuing widespread outrage over the paper leak issue, with the Opposition blaming the government for causing agony to the students and their parents.
Meanwhile, six students were detained in Chatra district of Jharkhand in connection with the leak, while in the national capital, the Delhi police wrote to Google for details of the e-mail address from where the CBSE chairperson was sent an email on the Class 10 mathematics paper being leaked.
The police also questioned 10 more people and “interacted” with the CBSE controller of examinations over the leak.
Education Secretary Anil Swarup said a preliminary enquiry has revealed that the leak of the Class 10 mathematics paper was restricted only to Delhi and Haryana.
He asserted that there has been no leak outside India, and therefore no re-examination will be held abroad.
The question papers are different for students appearing for the CBSE examinations outside India.
Swarup said the class 12 examinations are very important in the context of the future of the student and the date for the economics re-examination has been fixed for April 25.
“As far as Class 10 examination is concerned, the preliminary enquiry (shows) that the leak was restricted to Delhi and Haryana and further details are being found out. Hence, a decision has been taken that if at all a re-examination has to happen, it will happen only in Delhi-NCR and Haryana.
“A decision to this effect, will be taken in next 15 days when more details become available and if at all this examination (Class 10 mathematics) has to be held consequently to the detailed inquiry, it shall be held in month of July, so their schedules are not upset,” he said.
