Seba seeks public help to curb cheating

GUWAHATI: The Board of Secondary Education of Assam (Seba) authorities are on a red alert after incidents of mass copying were reported from various examination centres. Seba is now making plans in advance to curtail such malpractices and is urging the public to come forward and cooperate with them for the purpose.

B C Konwar, chairman of Seba, said, "There have been incidents of copying, but we haven't taken any steps as of now because we are waiting to get all the reports from supervising officers, zonal officers and inspectors of schools. After gathering all the reports, we would take steps accordingly."

L N Sarma, Seba secretary, stated the board does not encourage any malpractices and he added that a supervising officer was expelled from an examination centre in Lakhimpur after he was found indulging in some suspicious activity.

"We would take stern measures if such incidents are brought to our notice. Exams are very crucial in a student's life and career and we cannot let anybody play with their future," he said.

Konwar also said there is no point in blaming teachers and authorities as this would not lead to any permanent solution.

"Whenever something goes wrong, people blame Seba, but this won't help solve the problem as we, on our part, are also helpless. So it is essential that everybody should come forward and cooperate with us," he said.

"We should remember that we cannot put a student's career at stake, so every one should come forward and help curb malpractices," he added.