The Central Board of Secondary Education has filed an FIR against the uploaded videos on Youtube spreading the rumor of original question papers leak of the upcoming board exams. The Board has announced that there were uploaded videos of the fake question papers of subjects for which the exam is yet to be conducted such as Chemistry, Geography paper of Class 12 and English, Mathematics, Science papers of Class 10.
According to the Board, the officials requested Delhi Police to look into the matter and take strict action against the mischiefs under the provisions of IPC and IT Act saying ‘so that the sanctity of examinations and several security initiatives taken by the Board to conduct fair and smooth examinations are not adversely affected’.
“In order to conduct examinations in a smooth manner, the Board has also released instructions to all the students and parents to be aware of fake news regarding paper leak, availability of question papers prior to the examinations on various platforms including social media, which is circulated by unscrupulous persons for creating panic and confusion among students,” Board’s public relation officer Rama Sharma said.
“The Board has located a number of uploads available on You Tube falsely claiming to have access to the original question papers of subjects in which examinations are yet to be conducted such as – Accountancy, Chemistry, Geography Class XII, English, Mathematics and Science of Class X. An FIR has been filed today in this connection,” she added.