Students allege question papers on sale 10 days before exam Each paper was priced at Rs 24 lakh: Private Coaching Centres Assn Bismah Malik Tribune News Service: Students today claimed they were offered question papers in exchange for money, 10 days prior to the commencement of the Common Entrance test-2013. Students undertaking coaching for medical and engineering entrance examinations at various coaching centres at Jammu, Kishtwar, Doda and Srinagar have approached Private Coaching Centres Association president GN War. War said students from Srinagar approached him 10 days ago, saying the question papers were leaked and each question paper was being priced at Rs 24 lakh. “I advised them not take heed of such offers. But today, I got some more calls from students from Jammu, Doda and Kishtwar districts. They said the papers had been leaked. Some private coaching centres were offered the papers in exchange for a hefty amount,” War said. He said the functioning of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (JKBOPEE) had raised eyebrows in the past too when papers were allegedly sold to influential families of south Kashmir at a cost of Rs 20 lakh. “Even last year, there were allegations of corrupt practices in BOPEE, with each paper being sold in the range of Rs 15 to 25 lakh. Even then the state government failed to order an independent probe into the matter. An interim inquiry into the matter will not solve anything because BOPEE has turned into a corrupt body,” he said. The Jammu and Kashmir Teachers’ Forum (JKTF) has also rejected the interim inquiry ordered by BOPEE and pressed for an independent probe by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. “We reject the interim inquiry ordered by BOPEE. If the Chief Minister or the Deputy Chief Minister fails to address the issue, we will launch protests because the career of 30,000 students is at stake,” said JKTF spokesperson Nissar Ahmad.
Posted on: Sat, 29 Jun 2013 04:53:16 +0000