SHILLONG/ JOWAI: Besides large scale leakage of question papers of the Class IX Internal Assessment Examination 2015 in parts of Jaintia Hills, leakage was also reported from Shillong even as M. Marbaniang, Deputy Director of MBOSE, lodged a complaint with Jowai Police Station that has initiated enquiry as per provisions of the law.
Students had availed the question papers of all the subjects almost a week before the start of the examination scheduled from November 16 till December 2, sources said.
According to sources, question papers were circulated by the students of a particular school to another which ultimately resulted in a large number of students availing the leaked questions.
It was earlier reported on Tuesday that students in West Jaintia Hills were buying the Science and Mathematics question papers at prices ranging from Rs.300 to Rs.2000.
The Science question paper, examination for which is scheduled on November 30, was also leaked. According to a relative of a student studying at H. Elias Memorial Higher Secondary School, Shillong, students have already availed the leaked question papers.
The Jowai correspondent of The Shillong Times had filed an FIR on Monday after receiving a handwritten copy of the Mathematics question paper examination for which was scheduled on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, senior officials of the Education department based in Shillong remained tightlipped about the leakage of question papers of the ongoing Class IX Examinations after this reporter inquired about the matter with officials of the department.
There was an official level meeting between E.P. Kharbhih, Chairman of MBOSE and P.K. Srivastava, Principal Secretary, Education at the Secretariat on Wednesday.
However, it was yet to be known whether the meeting also discussed the leakage of Class IX examination papers of Mathematics and Science in West Jaintia Hills.
On enquiring about the matter from Kharbhih, he refused to divulge any details of the meeting. He also avoided the query related to the question paper leak by stating that he was going to meet the Law Secretary.
Earlier, on enquiring from the PA/PS whether Srivastava would be able to meet the reporters on the issue, they feigned ignorance as no visitors are allowed on Wednesday.
MBOSE Controller of Examinations, S.N. Sangma, has confirmed that question papers for the Class IX examination are prepared by the Board. When asked on the procedure taken for the papers to reach the various examination centres, Sangma said they are taken to the respective deposit centres from where they are collected by the schools concerned.
“Once the papers are delivered to the various deposit centres, we do not know what happens to them,” she said.
However, she added that in Tura the same procedure was not followed and school authorities come and collect the question papers directly from MBOSE.
