Patna, April 26: Anna Hazare and his comrades may have won the first round in their crusade against corruption but his example is yet to inspire Class X students of the Bihar board, many of whom attached currency notes to their examination answer scripts in the hope of getting good marks.

Some examiners said this practice among the students of Bihar board could have been prompted by the state government’s scheme, started in 2008, of awarding Rs 10,000 to students who get first division in their examinations. Others claim students believe the money will fetch them good marks even if they submit scripts with wrong answers. In absence of any written regulation about what to do with the money, some bemused examiners are spending them organising tea parties with fellow examiners. A few others are quietly pocketing the notes.

Jaykishore Singh, a teacher of Pitambar High School, Vishnupur, said: “When one of us gets some money, we have a tea and snacks party. But there are some who do not want to share the money and pocket it quietly.”

He added that the money is often accompanied by priceless pleadings. “In one paper, an examinee wrote: ‘Sir, as you know, in a marriage there are a lot of celebrations, including band baja (music band), sweets and all kinds of buzz. If you help me get good marks, I will prepare such things for you in my marriage.’”

“The most probable reason of money being attached to answer scripts is the award of Rs 10,000 that the state government announced in 2008 for students who get a first division. Boys of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, minority category and girl students are eligible for the prize,” said Shikha Chakraborty, the head examiner of a Patna centre.

She added students used to write letters pleading good marks earlier. Now, they just staple currency notes.

Sources said examiners of the compulsory science and mathematics papers have hit on a jackpot.

A source said: “The examiners of science and math papers are getting more money.”

Most examiners of these papers refused to comment on the issue, though. English teachers, however, were more forthcoming. Arjun Prasad, a teacher of Fatuha Girls’ High School, told The Telegraph: “Yes, I got money attached to some answer scripts. From three copies I got Rs 250 each, from two I got Rs 50 and Rs 140 from another.” Ram Kumar Sinha, head examiner of the examination centre, said he had no information on this.