CBSE Board announces Re-exam for class 10 Maths, Class 12 Economics due to alleged paper leak; date not declared yet

New Delhi: CBSE will conduct re-examination for the Class X Maths and Class XII Economics papers amid reports that the question papers had leaked. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, unhappy over reports of the paper leak, has spoken to Education Minister Prakash Javadekar and asked for strict action. The CBSE order says that the dates for the fresh examinations will be shared soon.

Over 28 lakh students are taking the Class X and Class XII board exams this year, which began on March 5.

“Board has taken cognizance of certain happenings in the conduct of certain examinations as are being reported. With the view to uphold the sanctity of the Board Examinations and in the interest of the fairness to the students, the Board has decided to reconduct the examinations in the following subjects (Class XII — Economics and Class X Mathematics),” the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said in a statement today.

“Details shall be hosted on the CBSE website within a week,” the statement said.

The Class X Maths examination was held today; Class XII Economics exam was conducted on Monday.

A hand written question paper of the Class XII Economics examination had allegedly been circulating on WhatsApp a day before the examination. Many questions in this “leaked” paper were the same that appeared in the actual examination.

Similar allegations of handwritten questions being circulated on WhatsApp came up before the Accountancy exam on March 15. The CBSE had then blamed miscreants and lodged a police complaint but have not announced a re-exam.