Following reports of question paper leak, the exam for Kannada (Basic) paper for the B.Sc Third Semester, which had commended at 2.00 p.m. on Tuesday, has been postponed.
A decision to this effect was taken by L.R. Naik, Registrar (Evaluation) of the Vijayanagar Sri Krishnadevaraya University following complaint from the activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP) in this regard.
Even as around 45 minutes had lapsed after the commencement of the exams, some of the ABVP activists came with a photocopy of the question paper and informed the Principal of Saraladevi Government First Grade College that the question paper had leaked and demanded that the exam be postponed.
The Principal A. Hemanna, after verification, found that the questions in the photocopy were identical to the original, informed the Registrar (Evaluation) and also about the demand of the students. “Based on the oral orders of the Registrar, we announced that the exam for the Kannada (basic), postponed”, Hemanna told The Hindu .
Adavi Swamy, ABVP activist, demanded that the University should take a serious view of the question paper leak and initiate action against those involved. He said that some of the students approached ABVP with the leaked question paper a couple of hours before the exam.
When contacted, Mr. Naik told The Hindu that an inquiry would be held to find out how the question paper leaked. An element of mischief, if any, would also be looked into during the inquiry, he said.
Less than 1,000 students would have appeared for the B.Sc Kannada (Basic) in Ballari and Koppal districts coming under the jurisdiction of the university.
Mr. Naik said that another date would be announced later for holding reexam of the Kannada (Basic) for the third semester students of B.Sc.
