Mass copying alleged in HSC exam in Kalahandi

The Pioneer, 28th March, 2008


Around 13, 421 students are now appearing in the current year's High School Certificate (HSC) examination that started from March 26 in Kalahandi district. Although, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) and the district administration have jointly taken a number of measures to curb malpractices and illegal means in different examination centres, it is often alleged that mass copy was reported from various examination centres in the district.
The allegation was proved to be true when it was reported that at least 75 students from across the district were booked under malpractice by flying squads during the last two days examination. Sources said 58 centres were provided for 10, 296 regular students and 19 centres were opened for 3,125 ex-regular students in the district. Similarly, in Nuapara district 4,511 regular, 952 ex-regular and 37 correspondence course examinees are appearing in the HSC examination. In order to bring transparency and honesty in the examination a special flying squad was constituted comprising Kalahandi Circle Inspector of School, Keshab Chandra Barik and Accountant Nanda Kishore Bal.