The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has set up a "high-powered committee" to examine how the CBSE conducts examinations, following the alleged leak of the Class 10 Mathematics and the Class 12 Economics papers.
The seven-member panel, headed by former HRD secretary Vinay Sheel Oberoi, will also suggest measures to make the process "secure and fool-proof with the use of technology" and submit a report by May 31 to the ministry.
The other members of the committee include former CBSE controller of examination and secretary of Uttar Pradesh Examination Board Pavnesh Kumar, and India representative on the executive board of the UNESCO, former NCERT Director and NCTE chairman JS Rajput.
Former vice-chancellor of SNDT Women University, Vasudha Kamat, and former Director of Education Krishna Mohan Tripathy, are the other members.
"The government has constituted a high-powered committee comprising experts under the chairmanship of VS Oberoi, ex-secretary of the ministry, to examine how CBSE exams are conducted and suggest measures to make it secure and fool-proof with the use of technology," the HRD's School Education Secretary, Anil Swarup, said.
According to HRD Ministry officials, the committee will revisit all aspects related to the security checks built into the system to ensure that the question papers reach the examinees without being tampered.
"The panel will examine and assess all areas of potential weakness in the present system of transporting question papers from the printing presses to the examinees. It will also suggest ways in which the system can be made more secure with the use of technology and minimisation of human intervention," the official said.
The development comes amid criticism over the conduct of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams, following reports of leaks. The HRD Ministry had last week announced re-examination of the CBSE Class 12 Economics paper on April 25.
It had said the Class 10 Mathematics re-test, if required, would be conducted only for the Delhi-NCR region and Haryana in July. However, on Tuesday, it decided against conducting the latter.
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