New Rules for class X and XII in case of cheating in the board examinations.
Purchasing or holding a copy of an exam question paper that
has leaked invited no punishment earlier. On the other hand, students were debarred
from taking the entire board examination for a year if they were caught with even
a plain piece of paper in the exam hall. Doing away with such anomalies
and clearing the ambiguity over cases of cheating in the board examinations of class
X and XII, the Maharashtra State Board for Secondary and Higher Secondary Examination
has revised the rules that deal with cases of cheating. Stealing an answer booklet
or a supplement, or threatening the paper checker with dire consequences or writing
abusive language on the answer sheet, can now land you behind bars. Earlier, these
did not invite any criminal punishment.
THE BLACK BOARD:
- The board will register a police case:
For impersonation; if a student is found with arms in the exam hall; if a student
tampers with the supervisor’s signature; or if a candidate submits fake documents
for an exam.
- Tampering with hall ticket:
Police complaint, debarment from five exams.
- Caught with a chit:
Debarred from one exam.
- Having a plain piece of paper:
Disallowed from taking that subject, can sit for other exams. Ditto for copying
from another student.
- Mass copying:
Guilty can’t sit for subject
or next exam.
Courtesy: Times of India
