A video of Chandrawati School in Nuh, Haryana, surfaced online showing scores of youths climbing up and down the walls to throw chits through ventilation shafts into classrooms and corridors while the class X Physical Education examination was going on in the school.
As per the observers, the chit-bearers climbed up with ropes tied to their waist to scale up the school walls. Along with this, the question paper was also circulated on the messenger app while the exam was being conducted.
These incidents of paper leaks and cheating have become very common in different states. Recently, the Mathematics and Biology Question Papers of the Uttar Pradesh Board Class 12 exam, conducted in the second shift, were allegedly shared on a WhatsApp group nearly an hour after the examination began.
As per the information, in the recent past, the leak of question papers of board exams and recruitment examinations has become a common trend. The UP Police Constable Exam was also cancelled over the paper leak information.
A user on X shared the alleged mass cheating in Nuh along with one more cheating incident in examination hall in UP.
Visual of alleged mass cheating from Taoru area of Nuh, Haryana.
On Tuesday, during the physical exam paper, boys climbed wall to help their buddy pass the exam with chits. https://t.co/FvCgdACRZM pic.twitter.com/TUNguGurLw
— Arvind Chauhan 💮🛡️ (@Arv_Ind_Chauhan) March 6, 2024
Earlier, the Hindi and Urdu question papers had already been circulated in Sonipat and Nuh in Haryana. An FIR was registered against the accused and an investigation was started.
In this case, the district education officer said that an inquiry has been started and the unique paper code will help in the identification of the student who circulated the question paper. He also confirmed the more police and security system deployment surrounding the examination center. The administration is also planning to intensify the monitoring through CCTV cameras, he informed.
Reportedly, the flying squad had caught over 50 cases of cheating across the state including 17 from Nuh.
Haryana Board exams for classes 10th and 12th were started on Feb 27 at nearly 1500 centers. The Haryana Board has identified 48 centers as sensitive and 17 as highly sensitive centers across the state.
Notably, Union Minister Jitendra Singh introduced ‘The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024’ to prevent the use of unfair means in public examination. When passed the bill will help in curbing leaks and cheating in recruitment examinations and entrance tests such as UPSC, SSC, NEET, JEE, and CUET. The bill aims to bring transparency, fairness, and credibility to the government examination system. It promotes the genuine efforts of youths by rewarding and protecting the entrance procedure for higher studies or employment.