Another Madhyamik examinee was caught with a cell phone inside an exam hall today, this time in Bankura.
West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) Chairman Ramanuj Ganguly, after inspecting Panagarh Hindi High School during the examinations, remarked: “It is unfortunate that students are failing to understand that such deliberate mistakes will invite harsh penalties for them.”
Ganguly also visited Ajhapur High School in East Burdwan, where eight teaching and non-teaching staff, including the headmaster, were suspended for allegedly assaulting School Inspector Prashanta Kabiraj. The inspector had earlier caught a Group-D employee using a cell phone inside the strongroom during the exams on 3 February.
At Jhujhka High School exam centre in Chhatna block, a girl candidate from Chandidas Vidyapith was found with a cell phone hidden under her seat during her geography paper. The invigilator seized the device, and her answer script was cancelled, said Gautam Das, Convenor of WBBSE.
Yesterday, another student, Preetam Haldar of Bharati Bhawan, Katwa, was caught with a cell phone while appearing for exams at Durgadasi Chowdhurani Balika Vidyalaya in Katwa. WBBSE representative Sanjoy Saha confirmed that his paper was scrapped and the phone confiscated.
The board has reiterated that strict measures will continue against malpractice, warning students that possession of cell phones inside exam halls will lead to immediate cancellation of papers.