Bihar Declares War On Cheating During Board Exams. Shoes, Socks Banned Inside Exam Halls

Remember the legendary images of people scaling walls to hand over chits to students writing exams??

Well, Bihar wants to end such practices and make sure that no one like 'Prodigal Science' fame Ruby Rai tops the exams by cheating.

With an aim to end the malpractice of mass cheating in exams the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) has come up with some stringent measures.

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As part of this, students have been asked not to wear socks and shoes inside the exam halls. They will also be frisked twice before entering the examination hall.?

BSEB Chairman Anand Kishor told The Times of India that students who are caught using unfair means during the exams, will be suspended.?

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Kishor added that to prevent incidents of question paper leaks, nobody, including teachers, will be allowed to take cellphones inside the exam hall. He also said that the BSEB has prepared 10 sets of questions which are different from each other.

Matriculation and Intermediate examinations in Bihar are scheduled to begin on February 6 and 21, respectively.