CBSE Students File Online Petition to Cancel Maths & Economics Re-Exam

After the notification released by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on 28 March 2018 regarding the re-examination for Grade 10 maths and Grade 12 economics was released, many petitions have come up online to protest against the move. As per the online petition, there has been a demand to cancel the re-examination of both the exams. One of the online petitions has more than 11,000 thousand signatories as everyone should not suffer and be penalized due to some atrocities.

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CBSE in its official notification on 28 March, declared that it will re-conduct the maths paper for class 10 maths paper and economics paper for class 12 after realising reports of question paper leak. Due to this, the board has decided that the exams should be reconducted to uphold the sanctity of board examnation and also to maintain the fairness. CBSE has also released the new dates of the respective exams and other details will be declared on the official website of the CBSE within a week.

One of the people who has filed the online petition said that this move is fairly wrong as many students have other plans and events. Some students and their families were looking to migrate and this sudden decision can lead to chaos and confusion among the students.

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They also said that a student should not bear the cost of paper being leaked as this is not their fault and the students also have other exams lined up. The board's move comes after a handwritten note with the same questions as the CBSE question papers were found circulating on social media message application days before the exams in these papers were conducted.