Bihar Fake Topper

Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav mounted a sharp attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, alleging that the state government followed a policy of "farzi topper banao, farzi naukri pao (make fake toppers, get fake job)."

Usually In news for instances of brazen cheating in exams and 'fake' toppers, Bihar's education board is back in the spotlight. This time, for flunking a Class 10 student who insisted she had done much better. Later, officials also tried to pass off someone else's answer-sheets as the girl's but were caught by the high court.

After brazen cheating and fake toppers, Bihar's education department is once again in an embarrassing spot with an exam question that appears to treat Kashmir as a separate country.

In Bihar, mass and brazen cheating in exams and a scandal involving fake toppers exposed a deep rot in the state's schools. Now there is an example that the problem goes all the way to college.

Its eyes on the crores that Bihar officials made in last year's topper scam, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday registered a case against eight government officials including principals who face charges of selling school examination marks.

Bihar, acculturated to a failing grade in education, is not breaking from tradition this year. Just over a third of its Class 12 students have passed their board exam. The pass percentage this year is 35%; last year it was 62%.

After nearly five weeks, Ruby Rai, a Bihar school girl arrested for cheating in her school exams, will finally be allowed to return home. She was controversially arrested by the Bihar police, moved to a juvenile home, and then denied bail twice.

Ruby Rai, who topped Bihar's Class 12 exams in the Arts stream this year and was accused of cheating earlier this month, has been arrested by the Special Task Force investigating the case.

Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav mounted a sharp attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, alleging that the state government followed a policy of "farzi topper banao, farzi naukri pao (make fake toppers, get fake job)."

Usually In news for instances of brazen cheating in exams and 'fake' toppers, Bihar's education board is back in the spotlight. This time, for flunking a Class 10 student who insisted she had done much better. Later, officials also tried to pass off someone else's answer-sheets as the girl's but were caught by the high court.

After brazen cheating and fake toppers, Bihar's education department is once again in an embarrassing spot with an exam question that appears to treat Kashmir as a separate country.

In Bihar, mass and brazen cheating in exams and a scandal involving fake toppers exposed a deep rot in the state's schools. Now there is an example that the problem goes all the way to college.

Its eyes on the crores that Bihar officials made in last year's topper scam, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday registered a case against eight government officials including principals who face charges of selling school examination marks.

Bihar, acculturated to a failing grade in education, is not breaking from tradition this year. Just over a third of its Class 12 students have passed their board exam. The pass percentage this year is 35%; last year it was 62%.

After nearly five weeks, Ruby Rai, a Bihar school girl arrested for cheating in her school exams, will finally be allowed to return home. She was controversially arrested by the Bihar police, moved to a juvenile home, and then denied bail twice.

Ruby Rai, who topped Bihar's Class 12 exams in the Arts stream this year and was accused of cheating earlier this month, has been arrested by the Special Task Force investigating the case.