Assam education minister Ranoj Pegu has denied reports of paper leak for the HSLC board exams.
Some reports online had stated that the paper for Assam High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) board exams for Class 10 English exam has been leaked.
Pegu has reiterated that the authorities will take appropriate action against the people who have spread the fake news.
Taking to X Minister Pegu wrote, “The reports of HSLC examination question paper leak in Cachar District are fake. Authorities are currently probing the origins of this false news and will enforce legal measures accordingly.@himantabiswa.”
The reports of HSLC examination question paper leak in Cachar District are fake. Authorities are currently probing the origins of this false news and will enforce legal measures accordingly.@himantabiswa
— Ranoj Pegu (@ranojpeguassam) February 16, 2024
According to reports, the “leaked” question paper of High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Exam 2024, which got underway across 913 examination centres of the state on Friday, originated from an examination centre in Cachar district and that the paper got “leaked” within half an hour of the commencement of the exam.
Notably as many as 4,25,965 students are appearing in the exam, being conducted by the Secondary Education Board, Assam (SEBA) from February 16 to March 4, 2024.
