Bihar Education Scam

Nearly three years after a probe uncovered a massive scam in the Bihar School Examination Board, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has finally opened up on what many described as a "blot" on the state's education system.

Vowing to scale up efforts to clean up Bihar's school examination system, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday held a sharp drop in pass percentage of Class 12 students this year as evidence that the state was on the right track but conceded he had "miles to go to plug all loopholes". Not that the government hadn't tried in the past but the "wrong...

Bihar school examination topper Ruby Rai wrote names of movies in one answer sheet, the name of poet Tulsidas more than a hundred times in another and poetry in some others, which were then replaced by papers written by 'experts', the police have said.

As Ruby Rai, 17, was allowed to go home three weeks after being arrested for allegedly paying bribes to not just clear but top the class 12 exams in Bihar, the police located a classmate of hers who had been missing along with three other students wanted for the big education swindle.

Days after Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das took a dig at neighbouring Bihar over the recent merit scam, reports from a college in Dhanbad painted a very unflattering picture of the education system in his own state.

A special vigilance court here on Monday ruled that Bihar education board toppers scam accused Ruby Rai is a minor, police said.

The arrest of schoolgirl Ruby Rai in Bihar for allegedly cheating during Class 12 exams - which she topped - has divided the government, with some asking why the 17-year-old has been punished while her parents are free.

Bihar School Examination Board chairman Lakeswar Prasad and his wife, former Janata Dal (United) legislator Usha Sinha, were arrested today in the Bihar School Examination scam.

Nearly three years after a probe uncovered a massive scam in the Bihar School Examination Board, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has finally opened up on what many described as a "blot" on the state's education system.

Vowing to scale up efforts to clean up Bihar's school examination system, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday held a sharp drop in pass percentage of Class 12 students this year as evidence that the state was on the right track but conceded he had "miles to go to plug all loopholes". Not that the government hadn't tried in the past but the "wrong...

Bihar school examination topper Ruby Rai wrote names of movies in one answer sheet, the name of poet Tulsidas more than a hundred times in another and poetry in some others, which were then replaced by papers written by 'experts', the police have said.

As Ruby Rai, 17, was allowed to go home three weeks after being arrested for allegedly paying bribes to not just clear but top the class 12 exams in Bihar, the police located a classmate of hers who had been missing along with three other students wanted for the big education swindle.

Days after Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das took a dig at neighbouring Bihar over the recent merit scam, reports from a college in Dhanbad painted a very unflattering picture of the education system in his own state.

A special vigilance court here on Monday ruled that Bihar education board toppers scam accused Ruby Rai is a minor, police said.

The arrest of schoolgirl Ruby Rai in Bihar for allegedly cheating during Class 12 exams - which she topped - has divided the government, with some asking why the 17-year-old has been punished while her parents are free.

Bihar School Examination Board chairman Lakeswar Prasad and his wife, former Janata Dal (United) legislator Usha Sinha, were arrested today in the Bihar School Examination scam.