The Social Science question paper of class 8 got leaked in the Ater area of the Bhind district. According to sources in the DEO office, the examination scheduled to take place on the March 17 could be postponed to a later date.
On getting information that the Social Science paper of class 8 got leaked five days before the scheduled date, the Bhind Collector T Ilayaraja formed a team of the Ater DPC and BRC to investigate the matter, and it was found that the paper got leaked due to the negligence on the part of the Headmaster In charge of Kanya Vidyalay.
Subsequently, the DEO suspended the Headmaster with immediate effect after informing the State Education Department about the paper leak. It is learnt that the question paper had gone viral in whatsapp and many other social sites, and was available to many.
The examination of class 8 is conducted as per board exams and the question papers are set in Bhopal before being dispatched to all the examination centers in the state.
While in most of the centers the question papers are kept in the nearby police stations, here the question papers have been laying in the school office for the past 15 days.
According to sources in the DEO office this was the major reason behind the paper leak.
Talking to the media persons T Ilayaraja, the District collector said that he had got information about the paper leak that happened in the Government Kanya Vidyalaya in Ater and after investigations it was found to be true. He added that the concerned Headmaster has been suspended and further enquiries are going on.
There were earlier reports about the Maths paper of class 8 getting leaked before the examination date forcing the authorities to postpone the examination scheduled to be held on the March 15 to the 23.
Previously too question paper leaks have taken place many times in Bhind and its surrounding areas.