Delhi: CBSE's new leak-proof system delays exams at some centers
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The CBSE language exams started late at few centers in the national capital today as many of them expressed inability to follow the new system of printing encrypted question papers, e-mailed to them, at the school itself. The board officials, however, assured that the students would be given extra time to ensure the delay doesn't cause them any loss. Here's more.
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"Papers were distributed at 10.45 am instead of 10.15 am"
"We received (encrypted) question papers at 10 am from the bank as CBSE officials gave it late. Papers were distributed at 10.45 AM instead of 10.15 am," the principal of an East Delhi school said on condition of anonymity.
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Another west Delhi school received the paper at 10.30 am
Another school in west Delhi started the board exam late as they received the paper at 10.30 am from the bank. Following the leaks of Economics and Mathematics question papers, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had announced that the examination centers would henceforth receive an encrypted copy of the question papers on e-mail and they would need to download and print themselves.
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Schools received an e-mail link of the question papers
The schools were to receive an e-mail link of the question papers, log in using passwords sent for the purpose, and then print over 2,000 sheets of paper until 10:15 AM, 15 minutes before the exam under surveillance. The process was delayed in some schools.
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The CBSE students had language exams today
"We have contacted all regional offices to take account of the situation. In any case, it is a standard procedure that if the exam starts late, students will be given that amount of time to finish it to ensure there is no loss," a senior CBSE official said. Class 10 students had exams of various languages while Class 12 students had Hindi exam today.