CBSE to re-conduct class X Math, class XII Economics exams

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Wednesday decided to re-conduct examination of Maths and Economics papers for Class X and Class XII respectively following leakage of question papers. "With a view to uphold the sanctity of Board Examinations and in the interest of fairness to the students, the Board has decided to re-conduct the examination," said a CBSE statement. The dates for the fresh examinations and other details will be hosted on the CBSE website within a week. The CBSE Class XII Economics examination was held on Monday and the Class X Maths examination on Wednesday. On Monday, when some teachers of private schools found the questionnaire of Class XII Economics paper to be same as a handwritten note which was being circulated over messaging service app over the past few days. Paper-leak affects 28 lakh students More than 28 lakh students have been affected by CBSE decision on Wednesday to re-conduct examination for two papers of Class X and XII. As per the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE), a total of 16,38,428 and 11,86,306 students had registered for examination this year for Class X and Class XII respectively. Thus, over 28 lakh candidates of both classes will have to re-sit in the exam due to the board's alleged inability to keep its question papers secure. The board had announced it will re-conduct exams for Maths paper of Class X and Economics paper of Class XII after leak of both papers on social media message application. Exam in both papers were held on Wednesday. The Union government had said a police investigation had been ordered, and assured the students and parents on the arrest of culprits soon.