Karnataka government on Thursday suspended 40 officers and other staff in the Pre-University Department.
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists on Friday staged a protest outside the Pre-University Education (DPUE) building here over the cancellation of chemistry second-year re-examination due to the question paper leak.
The agitators were seen carrying placards and banners, and raised slogans denouncing the PU department. The police also detained several agitators to prevent any untoward incident from occurring. "We are angry at this. We prepare so hard for the exams," said one of the protestors.
Cracking the whip, Karnataka government on Thursday suspended 40 officers and other staff in the Pre-University Department after the Chemistry paper of Class XII was leaked for the second time in 10 days, leading to cancellation of the exam.
As the issue rocked the Assembly, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Ratnakar announced the government's decision in the House, amidst protest by BJP members who demanded his resignation. The re-examination will now be held on April 12, the minister said, as the second leak led to protests by angry parents and teachers in Bengaluru and elsewhere in the state.
After the first leak, the examination on March 21 was cancelled and re-examination scheduled for today after students alerted the authorities about the question paper leak. Government had then ordered the CID investigation.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that the chemistry paper was leaked near an exam centre in a women's college at Ballari, about 330km from Bengaluru, and at a state-run college at Malur in Kolar district in Karnataka. The PUC exams in the state, equivalent to second-year intermediate course or Class 12 in central schools, began on March 11 across the state.
As many as 6.5 lakh students will be appearing for this exams in the coming academic year.
With ANI/PTI inputs.
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