Theme :-

  • In March 2018, exam papers of CBSE class X Maths and Class XII Economics leaked an hour before the exams and was shared on whatsapp.
  • This incident created debates on the Indian education system, loopholes in the examination system and the stress on students.

Possible causes for exam paper leaks :-

  • Ineffective maintenance of secrecy of exam papers till the exam is conducted.
  • Not preparing reserve paper increased the damage. If there was reserve paper set, the leaked question could have been replaced by reserve paper when the leak happened.
  • Lack of strict punishments for these kind of crimes. Even if the culprit is found, the case will be pending in court for several years.
  • Over-emphasis on marks and board exams. This lead to corruption in the education system.

What needs to be done :-

  • Instead of assessing a year’s syllabus in just one exam, several exams at multiple intervals will reduce the stress on students and will not create unnecessary demand for exam paper leaks.
  • As questions in the exams are set in a way that students have to write information from the text books. So, if any question paper is leaked, students who have access to it will definitely be benefited. If questions are analytical and tests students’ creative thinking skills, the damage would be much less.
  • Technology can be used to send question papers in the last 20 min before the exam directly to schools through email. There question papers can be printed according to the requirement. This will eliminate the leakage of papers at printing presses and storage places.
  • Even if the traditional method of distributing exam papers is followed, frequently changing the printing presses and storage spaces can decrease the vulnerability of leak.
  • Strict punishments for the culprits behind exam paper leaks will act as a deterrent and will reduce the chances of such leaks.
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Conclusion :-

There were cases of exam paper leaks in the past too. But the loopholes in the system are not fixed yet. And hence the same thing is happening again and again. Though every examination system is susceptible to leaks, some agencies like UPSC, NTA are handling the process very well. State boards and CBSE have to fix the vulnerable points and should make their examination system foolproof. And this is the right time to analyse the over-emphasis on board exams.

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6 Comments

  • Tinku Paul, Sep 10, 2019 @ 7:10 am Reply

    According to me question paper leaks the serious issue and it’s impact comes to the Indian education system. We know any incident happens insiders hands are there, must be there is loopholes. So authority should be very careful and it should be under camera surveillance . To construct a special team they will take care to protect the question paper as long as it is not serve to the students. Besides this another one more set question paper should be ready. It should be fully online system and within a very short time they will take the print out. Question paper leaks it’s very upsetting. Those are very good in studies they are very upset. Some of the students are they are not attentive their study they feel happy. Because the exam it’s depend on students future. So authority should be very careful and administration should take strong action against those involved the bad activities.

  • Vikram singh rathore, May 19, 2018 @ 10:07 am Reply

    Question paper is to be controlled by a centralised team which will directly connected to school online,,and infrastructure at school needs to be improved,,set a proxima before in examination hall before exam which will show the question paper on screen at exam time only…will eliminate the leak word

  • P. Kolandasamy, Puducherry, May 12, 2018 @ 7:42 am Reply

    It is a war against youth development & morality. Accountability to be fixed and the criminals to be funished.

  • sandip sinha, Apr 28, 2018 @ 3:43 pm Reply

    Exam paper leaks
    ………………………
    exam papers leak is now a days a serious issue in India. It is because of there lack of supervision,co-ordination between the respective boards and examination center.
    in my opinion, there should have a board member in each exam center until the exam starts, well equipped surveillance system is mandatory,best tracking option (gps based) should incorporated while the questions is going to shipment to exam center and last but foremost thing is center and respective board co-ordination is important during the whole process of exam will be essential to eradicate this type of incident..

  • Abhishek trivedi, Apr 21, 2018 @ 8:50 am Reply

    special audit team should be made to curb this menace and catch the suspects on a quicker note.

    and yes these paper conducting body should be autonomous free frm political intervention.

    • Team GD Ideas, Apr 22, 2018 @ 7:35 am Reply

      You made a good point. Special team that is free from political intervention will be of great help.

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