Cheating during examination is rampant. Innovative methods of cheating have surfaced in the past when students were seen using technology through WhatsApp etc. But did you ever imagine writing your board examination paper from home?
Reportedly Jharkhand Police have busted an exam racket that lets the examninee write from the comfort of their homes.
A middleman was arrested on Tuesday while carrying the answer sheets of two students namely- Aman Kumar and Sushmita Kumari- from their homes in Bokaro district, reported Hindustan Times. A case has also been registered against the examination centre- Balidih High School's superintendent for 'facilitating the fraud'.
The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) board exams for matriculation (class 10) and intermediate (class 12) began on February 18. The exams end on March 7. Nearly eight lakh students are appearing for the exams across 1385 centres in the state.
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"We have set up a probe committee in this regard to find out how the answer sheet went outside the centre," vice chairman of the Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC), Phool Singh told the newspaper.
Police is interrogating the accused in the matter and are hopeful of unveiling a bigger racket involving education and administrative officials.
