CBSE to re-conduct Maths, Economics papers after leak

Students appearing for CBSE's Class XII Biology paper appear to be in a light mood after exiting an examination centre in Chennai. Pic/PTI

The CBSE on Wednesday said it will re-conduct examinations for the Maths and Economics papers for Class X and Class XII respectively, following the leak of question papers, even as a Delhi police probe is underway.

"The CBSE has decided to re-conduct the examination to uphold the sanctity of board examinations and in the interest of fairness to the students," said a Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) statement. The new dates for the examinations and other details will be posted on the CBSE website within a week. The CBSE held the exam for the Class XII Economics paper on Monday and the Class X Maths paper on Wednesday.

The board move comes after a handwritten note with the same questions as the CBSE question papers was found circulating on a social media message application days before the exams in these papers were conducted. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar admitted to the leak and said a special team of the Delhi Police is investigating the case. He said a gang is responsible for the paper leak and assured of a better mechanism to prevent more leaks from Monday onwards.

"The CBSE will issue the new dates for re-examination very soon. We are devising a new system from Monday which will be leak-proof," Javadekar told reporters.