Guwahati: The Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) would announce a new date for the Assamese following the leak and cancellation of the paper, Assam Education Minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu said on Friday.
Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, has advised SEBA to reschedule the Assamese exam as well, Pegu said.
The General Science question paper for the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) exam was leaked days after it was cancelled, as the Assam Chief Minister (CM) announced on Thursday evening.
"It has come to my attention that the centre in charge of the Luhit Khabalu High School, who was arrested, admitted to also leaking Assamese material during questioning. Due to this, I suggested SEBA reschedule the Assamese exam as well "Tweets from Himanta Biswa Sarma.
On the other hand, the examinations for all Modern Indian Language (MIL) subjects, including English (IL), of HSLC scheduled for March 18 will be delayed, according to the advice of the Chief Minister, said ssam Education Minister Dr. Ranoj Pegu.
"As per SEBA, the exam for all MIL subjects including English (IL), of the HSLC scheduled for March 18 has been postponed, as instructed by HCM @CMOfficeAssam. Tomorrow we'll reveal the new time, "said Dr. Ranoj Pegu.
Police in Assam have reportedly detained the alleged mastermind, a teacher at the Luhit Khabalu HS School in the Lakhimpur district.
According to Prasanta Kumar Bhuyan, IGP (L&O) and Assam police spokesperson, police have so far detained 28 people, including students, in connection with the matter of the question paper leak. "Last evening, we detained Pranab Dutta, a teacher at the Luhit Khabalu High School. 28 people have been detained thus far, "said Prasanta Kumar Bhuyan.
Nonetheless, 22 persons have been apprehended by the state police in connection with the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) exam's General Science question paper leak.
People from Guwahati, North Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Sadiya, Dibrugarh, and Tinsukia were held by the police. The law requires that additional legal action be taken against them. We are still devoted to identifying the conspirators and the network of individuals responsible for the question paper leak "police said.
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