The results of the Class XII Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) examinations will be declared on time and the re-examination of Economics paper of Class XII would not have any impact on the same.
The reports of leak of the CBSE papers had caused disappointment among students across the country last month who held protests accusing the CBSE of negligence and demanded immediate action against the guilty.
An official of CBSE said the re-test of the Class XII Economics paper, held on April 25, nearly a month after it was leaked, will not delay declaration of results.
"The results will be declared on time as the evaluation is in advanced stage despite re-exam of economics paper. We have rigorously followed up with schools to send more evaluators than the required number," said a senior CBSE official.
There were also reports of the CBSE's Class X Mathematics paper being leaked, but the board decided against its re-test. CBSE argued that class X was just an "internal segment" of school education system.
The class XII economics paper was reportedly leaked on 23 March, three days before the scheduled date of the examination. Following reports of the leak CBSE tried a "leak-proof" system of "encrypted" question papers, which delayed the exam as a few centres in Delhi were unable to follow the printing of encrypted papers, e-mailed to them, at the school itself.
The HRD Ministry then set up a committee to examine the process by which the CBSE conducts examinations.
The seven-member panel, headed by former HRD secretary Vinay Sheel Oberoi, will suggest measures to make the process "secure and fool-proof" using technology. The committee has to submit its report by May 31 to the Human Resource Development Ministry.