The Bihar School Examination Board has cancelled the matriculation examination for Hindi Paper-I that was scheduled for Monday.
The decision was taken after the subject’s question paper was mistakenly distributed at an examination centre in Purnia district on Saturday.
“The first paper of Hindi for those who opted for it as their second Indian language has been cancelled. The second paper of Hindi will be held as per schedule. The first papers of subjects like Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian and Bhojpuri will also be held as per schedule,” Principal Secretary (Education) Rajneesh Kumar Mahajan said on Sunday.
Mr. Mahajan added that the packets of Hindi Paper-I questions were opened and distributed by the invigilators at Surya Narayan Singh Yadav Inter College in Purnia to Urdu examinees. Some of the examinees even wrote their papers.
