Exams for Class 11 in schools under Assam state board have been cancelled following reports of paper leaks, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu said today. The authorities will take a call on the fresh dates on Monday.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the minister said the Mathematics paper was leaked as 18 schools, including three government institutes, across the state broke the security seal a day before the scheduled examination.
"Due to reports of question paper leak and breach of protocol, the remaining subjects of HS First Year Examination 2025 (scheduled from March 24-29) stand cancelled," Mr Pegu said in another post.
The state board has suspended the affiliation of 15 private schools across 10 districts. The state government will also take action against three other schools for violating the rules in a similar manner," he said.
"Of the 18 centres, we believe that not all have leaked the papers. Probably only one or two centres leaked the papers and those went viral on social media. The culprits will be found after a detailed probe by the police," he was quoted as saying by news against Press Trist of India.
The move comes days after the Higher Secondary first year Mathematics paper, due on March 21, was cancelled after a paper leak.
Last week, the Class 9 English annual exam in Assam's Barpeta district was cancelled after the question paper leaked on social media.
Leading student bodies - including NSUI, SFI, SMSS and AASU - have demanded an investigation into the alleged leak.
They have also criticised the BJP-led Assam government and demanded Pegu's resignation and suspension of state board chief R C Jain.
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