Two lecturers were arrested for allegedly leaking the question paper of intermediate examination held on Wednesday.
According to Board of Intermediate Education Secretary M Subramanyam, an electronic media channel has reported that Question paper in Mathematics IA subject has been leaked out 30 minutes before the commencement of examination from the Sneha Junior college at Ramayampeta in Medak district. An official was immediately sent for verification and the escort police constable arrested two lecturers at about 7.50 am while they were reading the question paper out side the examination hall.
The accused lecturers have been removed from the duties of examination and appropriate disciplinary action would be taken against them after the receipt of detailed report. However, another ‘leaked question paper’ published by a Telugu daily in Nalgonda was found to be incorrect.
The Board of Intermediate Education has sent observers to Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, Medak and Ranga Reddy districts.
Meanwhile, as many as 102 students have been booked for malpractice at various centres across the State.
On Wednesday, as many as 9,91,439 students in general category and 88,621 candidates in vocational appeared for the Mathematics Paper – IA, Botany Paper- I, Civics Paper – I and Psychology Paper – I. However, a whopping 80,890 students abstained from the examination. (INN)