The class 12 English exam of the Uttar Pradesh secondary school board was cancelled in 24 districts on Wednesday after the question paper was leaked.
Cancellation of the exam was announced hours before the test was scheduled to begin at 2 pm.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials that the stringent National Security Act (NSA) be slapped against those involved in the leak and ordered the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh Police to probe the matter, an official said.
He also suspended Ballia’s District Inspector of Schools (DIoS), Brajesh Mishra, following the incident, he said.
Uttar Pradesh minister in charge of secondary education Gulab Devi said, “It appears the English question paper of class 12 was leaked in Ballia. The matter is being looked into and strict action will be taken against the guilty.”
Asked why the exam was cancelled in only 24 districts, Gulab Devi said it was done in only those districts where the leaked paper was distributed. “In the remaining 51 districts, the English exam is underway.”
The exam was to be held from 2 pm on Wednesda
