Uttar Pradesh Board exams 2017: Mass cheating at Ballia, Mathura schools

Mass cheating is turning out to be an annual ritual in India. Last year too, hundreds of students sitting for UP Board examinations in Mathura were caught on camera passing notes. These students were freely seeking help from people outside the examination centres.

Among the most famous incidents was reported in 2015 in Bihar’s Vaishali district, when families/ friends of the candidates had climbed the walls of the exam hall and were providing answers to their wards.

To tackle cheating, UP Board had arranged CCTV cameras. But as reports suggest, the cameras were either not functioning properly or were inadequate.

Also a HT report claims that the UP Board has decided to re-examine answer sheets of all candidates who score over 90 per cent in their Class 12 or 10 exams this year.

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