BSEB cancels English exam at 3 centres in Siwan district

PATNA: During the ongoing Matriculation exams, the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) cancelled the English paper in the first shift at three centres in Maharajganj block of Siwan district on Saturday.
According to a statement issued by the BSEB, the exam was cancelled due to a delay in taking out question papers from the strongroom of the Maharajganj branch of the Central Bank of India.Re-examination at the three centres will now be held on March 9.
BSEB chairman Anand Kishor said the English examination was held in two shifts across the state on Saturday. Altogether 8,46,969 students appeared in the first shift from 9.30am to 12.45pm while 8,37,497 candidates wrote the examination in the second shift from 1.45pm to 5pm.
As many as 28 examinees, including nine impersonators in six districts, were expelled on Saturday.
The next exam will be held on Monday.