CBSE: Question Papers were Not Encrypted to Prevent Paper Leaks
- CBSE confirmed that it did not adopt the method of encrypted question paper for conducting board exams this year.
- A new online system will be implemented effectively next year, CBSE stated.
On May 02, 2018, theCentral Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)confirmed that it had never used encrypted question papers to avoid paper leaks in CBSE Board Exams 2018. The board quashed the rumours that it resorted to using encrypted question papers after the issue ofCBSE Class 12 Economics and Class 10 Mathematics paper leakcame into limelight. The board took necessary reforms to avoid the paper leak in board exams.
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The board will make use of advanced technology to regulate paper leak in future. Anew system will be implemented effectivelynext year. However, the officials did not disclose any details about the new system of disbursing questions. Already,the new system was trailed this year, and it was almost a success apart from some minor issues.
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Recently,HRD Ministryconstituted a committee to examine the CBSE’s process of conducting examinations. The seven-member panel will study the entire process and suggest a secure and fool-proof system for conducting CBSE board exams in a free and fair manner. The latest technology will be included in the system to avoid the paper leak.
The existingCBSE process of setting question paper and maintaining confidentialityis good. However, there are some loopholes in the systems that are paving way for paper leaks.
CBSEClass 12 Economics re-exam was conducted on April 25, 2018, and the paper was easier than before. TheClass 12 results are expected to be released in the last week of May.