TU to act tough against question paper leakage

KATHMANDU, SEP 15 -

Concerned about cases of question paper leakage in various depa-rtments, the Tribhuvan University has decided to take tough measures to stop the ill practices.

Two cases of question paper leakage have been reported within a month. Question papers of the entrance examination of Bachelor of Engineering and Architecture held under the Institute of Engineering (IoE) on August 12 were found to have leaked for over Rs 1 million. The examination was cancelled after an investigation carried out by the Central Investigation Bureau found that question papers were sold prior to the test while dispatching them from printing press to the IoE. Similarly, question papers of Linguistics during the first year’s final examination of MA in English on Sunday were found to have been used during internal examinations at TU central campus three months ago. The Central Department of English, however, is yet to decide on whether or not to cancel the exam.

A similar incident of leakage was proved during the MD’s entrance test under the Institute of Medicine two years ago. An investigation into the case had found that question papers were sold for over Rs 1.5 million and revealed the involvement of high level officials at the IoM itself. “Question paper leakage is a crime and we are serious about repetition of such incidents,” said TU Registrar Guna Nidhi Neupane. “We are planning to take tough measures to prevent such incidents.”

Such cases of question paper leakage have received criticism from various quarters claiming that such practices have deteriorated the glory of the oldest varsity in the country. With increasing pressure from different student and teacher unions, the TU Executive Committee is all set to decide about measures to stop the malpractice during its meet within a few days.

 

Source: http://www.ekantipur.com/2012/09/15/capital/tu-to-act-tough-against-question-paper-leakage/360264/