On Monday, a protest was held by various student organizations at the Board of Secondary Education in Telangana State due to the leak of the first language paper of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination. The student organizations demanded the suspension of the concerned officials of the education department and a thorough investigation into the paper leak incident to prevent any loss to students.
During the protest, Venkat Balmoor, a student agitator, questioned the state government and demanded that the concerned officials be immediately suspended. He also raised concerns about how an invigilator carrying a cell phone allowed the paper to be leaked. The Secretary of the Students Federation of India, T. Nagaraju, stated that the Telugu exam paper for Class X was released in Vikarabad district’s Tandur and appeared on WhatsApp within an hour after the exam began, potentially affecting lakhs of students. He demanded immediate action be taken to avoid any loss to students.
A member of a student association also questioned the government’s decision to suspend only four officials and demanded that strict norms be implemented for conducting exams. According to officials of BSE, around 30 NSUI activists stormed the SSC Board at Chapel Road Nampally holding flags and attempted to enter into the office but were not allowed inside. Around 20 student activists were taken into custody.
