Cuttack, March 29: As the High School Certificate (HSC) examination came to an end today, efforts of the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) to ensure a fair examination have yielded results with 7,000 students being booked for malpractices.

According to BSE officials, over 800 students were booked on the first day of the examination, while 341 students were booked on the last day.

“Around 6,181 students were booked for malpractice till yesterday and 341 students have been booked today,” said BSE president Dr Satyakam Mishra. A total of 2,046 students were booked last year for malpractice while 3,202 students were booked in 2006. Similarly, 3,177 students were booked in 2007, 4,768 in 2008. Around 3,077 students were booked for resorting to unfair means during the HSC examination in 2009.

Apart from the students, around 40 teachers and centre superintendents have also been suspended and transferred from abetting malpractice. According to Mishra, all this had beepn possible with cooperation of the state government and officials of the school and mass education department, who played crucial role in the smooth conduct of exams.

Moreover, over 100 special squads and regular invigilators were also formed to ensure free and fair exams.

A total of 4,85,586 examinees, including 4,20,687 regular, 48,498 ex-regular and 14,212 regular correspondence and 2,189 ex-regular correspondence course students, took the matriculation exam.

“We have made elaborate preparations for the evaluation of papers,” Mishra said. A special team headed by one chief examiner, 18 assistant and three deputy chief examiners have been constituted to evaluate copies.

Moreover, the deputy chief examiners will cross check those copies of the students who have secured less or higher marks which will again be rechecked by respective chief examiners before the marks are sent for tabulation. This is likely to solve the problem of wrong valuation and other minor mistakes.

Around 14,000 teachers would be engaged for the valuation of copies and later the marks scored by each students will be sent for tabulation and the results are expected to be published by June .

Cuttack, March 29: The efforts of Board of Secondary Education (BSE) to ensure a fair examination have yielded results with 7,000 students being booked for malpractices by the end of the High School Certificate (HSC) examination today.

According to BSE officials, over 800 students were booked on the first day of the examination while 341 students were booked on the last day.

“, 6,181 students were booked for malpractice till yesterday while 341 students have been booked today,” said BSE president, Dr Satyakam Mishra.

A total of 2,046 students were booked last year for malpractice while 3,202 students in 2006, 3,177 students in 2007, 4,768 in 2008 and 3,077 students were booked for resorting to corrupt practices while appearing the HSC examination in 2009.

Apart from the students, around 40 teachers and centre superintendents have also been suspended and transferred from abetting malpractice this year.

According to Mishra, all this has been possible with cooperation of the state government and officials of the school and mass education department which played crucial role in the smooth conduct of the examination.

Moreover, over 100 special squads besides regular invigilators were also formed to ensure a free and fair examination.

A total of 4,85,586 students including 4,20,687 regular, 48,498 ex-regular and 14,212 regular correspondence and 2,189 ex-regular correspondence course had appeared for the matriculation examination that began from March 16.

Meanwhile, adequate measures have now been undertaken for the valuation of answer sheets that is expected to begin from April 18.

“We have made elaborate preparation for the valuation of answer papers in 70 zonal centres as per provisions. Moreover, the work is expected to begin after the answer sheets arrive at the 12 receiving centres,” Mishra informed.

Special team headed by one chief examiner, 18 assistant and three deputy chief examiners have been constituted for the valuation of copies. Moreover, the deputy chief examiners will cross check those copies of the students who have secured less or higher marks which will again be rechecked by respective chief examiners before the marks are sent for tabulation. This is likely to solve the problem of wrong valuation and other minor mistakes.

Around 14,000 teachers would be engaged for the valuation of copies and later the marks scored by each students will be sent for tabulation and the results are expected to be published by June .