Javadekar’s ‘Challenge’ to Students: Solve Paper Leak Problem
Javadekar has termed the CBSE exam paper leak issue as “unfortunate” and said the culprits would not go scot-free.
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Facing flak over the CBSE paper leaks issue, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday turned to students for finding a solution to this "challenge".
His comments came in the backdrop of CBSE announcing the retest of Class 10 Mathematics and class 12 Economics papers.
Scores of students have been agitating over being asked to appear for the retests without any fault of theirs.
The Human Resource Development Minister (HRD), however, said the problem of paper leak was not a subject of 2018's Smart India Hackathon, the event during which thousands of students would try to find innovative solutions to the problems being faced by various ministries and departments.
After the CBSE's announcement of re-examination, the Congress had sought Javadekar's resignation and a probe by a high court judge.
The opposition parties have also demanded the sacking of CBSE Chairperson Anita Karwal for the alleged lapse.
The Delhi unit of All India Democratic Students' Organisation has also demanded a high-level probe into the CBSE question paper leak case, and said it showed the board's "utter negligence" in conducting examinations fairly.
The police since Thursday have questioned 35 people, including a coaching centre's owner, 18 students and some tutors, in connection with the case, an official privy to the investigations said.
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