A Common Entrance Examination for Recruitment of Soldiers (General Duty) has been leaked, officials have told PTI. Following this, the Army has decided to cancel the examination for pan-India recruitment of general duty personnel.
The question paper of the written exam for 597 posts of sub-inspector in the Assam Police was leaked and authorities cancelled the test on Sunday minutes after it had commenced across the state, officials said.
Feroz Alam confessed that he wanted to get the paper leaked to help his girlfriend who was taking the MBA examination and he used an AMU employee, Irshad, to get the paper. He promised to get a permanent job in the university for Irshad.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday approached Delhi Police in connection with circulation of fake news about question paper leak, following which an FIR was registered.
The BSE also ordered a probe into the incident even as the first sitting of the examination was underway.
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The apex court has sought an answer from the government.
The new dates for the two papers will be decided on April 19, university officials said.
In its complaint, the Board has taken issue with a website for publishing an article which surmised that about seven-eight questions in the entrance exam paper may have been copied from a practice paper issued in 2016 by Narayana Coaching Academy.
It will also suggest measures to make the examination process "secure and foolproof through the use of technology". The panel will submit a report by May 31 to the Ministry.
Informing students of the circulation of the "misleading" letter by certain miscreants, CBSE asked students to not believe it.
The 50 people were taken into the custody for questioning. In addition, handwritten question papers and answer sheets were seized from them.
So far over 60 people, including 53 students and seven teachers, have been questioned by the crime branch team.
The board confirmed that the question papers shared by a certain YouTube link were actually from the last year.
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