Guwahati: Nine candidates have been expelled from the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) Examination in Laharighat in the Morigaon district of Assam.
The incident occurred at the Laharighat Higher Secondary School on Thursday.
Eight female students and one male student are among the expelled students. The students have been expelled for using unethical means while appearing the social science paper.
The expelled students are Samima Aktara, Mehima Begum, Kasima Khatun, Salma Khatun, Tara Banu, Sahil Alom, Mousumi Begum, Ruptaz Jahan and Martuja Begum.
In another such incident, two HSLC candidates were expelled from the S. Ali Higher Secondary School at Sukchar in South Salmara Mankachar district. The candidates were expelled for employing unethical methods to take the test.
Meanwhile, the exams for the Social Science subject were held on Thursday at the JR Higher Secondary School centre in Ganirgram of Cachar district, under rigorous supervision and with tight security measures.
According to reports, candidates were screened by metal detectors before entering the exam room. There were a number of irregularities reported from the testing facility on the first and second days of the HSLC exam.
Notably, the Board of Secondary Education (SEBA) had stated that all 760 students from the JR Upper Secondary School centre would need to retake the English subject in the Compartmental test 2023, which will be held as soon as possible.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma gave the order after learning of the cheating and paper leak incidents and requesting that SEBA to take action against the examination centres where such instances are taking place.