The Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA), which administers the HSLC Class 10 exams in Assam, rescheduled the General Science exam, which was taken on Thursday.
A new date for the examination was required because of the controversy surrounding question paper leak incidents. A portion of candidates allegedly had access to the General Science (C3) subject’s question paper before the test because it had reportedly been leaked.
In a swift action following the news, SEBA released a notification informing that the examination was cancelled. The notification read, “This is for information to all concerned that, a news is telecast in a section of media today evening that a hand written model question paper of HSLC examination of General Science (C3) subject, which is to be held on 13th March, 2023 (Monday) is available in the hands of some candidate and it is also spread in the social media. We have a belief that such news may create a confusion in the minds of the candidates and keeping in view of this, the examination of General Science (C3) subject, which is to be held on 13th March, 2023 (Monday) is hereby cancelled. The next date of the examination of the subject General Science shall be notified in due course. The Board of Secondary Education, Assam has initiated enquiry in this aspect and will take all necessary action in this respect.”
A new date will be announced shortly, the Assam education minister assured students on Twitter later. Not to “panic or feel disheartened,” he urged the students.
On March 13, SEBA released a notification informing about the new date for the General Science examination. The notification read, “This is to notify to all concerned that the subject of General Science (C3) of HSLC Examination-2023 scheduled on 13th March 2023, and which was subsequently cancelled vide this office Notification No. SEBA/EX/HOLD/65/2022-23/48 dated 12th March 2023, will now be held on 30th March 2023 from 9:00 AM onwards in all the centres in the state of Assam.”
Following the question paper incident, Assam Police conducted a thorough investigation to identify those responsible and bring them to justice. Several people were taken into custody as a consequence, including teachers and students.