Amritsar: Students of Class 12 scheduled to take the mathematics paper of the
Punjab state board today were in for a shock after being told that the
paper was leaked and hence, stood cancelled.
The Punjab School
Education Board (PSEB) today directed the district education officers to
not open the sealed question papers of the subject received by them
after reports of an alleged paper leak, board official Komal Singh said.
The
test was to start at 2 pm and the PSEB got information of the 'leak' at
around 1 pm. It then sent instructions about its cancellation, which
was conveyed to the candidates after they had entered the exam halls,
Singh said.
Now, the examination would be held on March 31.
Singh said a high level probe was ordered and an FIR lodged against unknown persons.
The leaked paper had gone viral on social media.
PTI
