Photocopies of physics question paper were reportedly leaked and sold on Monday morning just after commencement of class 12 examination conducted by MP Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE), Madhya Pradesh.
Officials including the district education officer and the district collector however denied any such occurence.
According to sources, photocopies of physics paper of class 12 appeared in the market about 15 minutes after commencement of the exam and were sold at more than half a dozen examination centres on Monday morning.
The question paper was sold at the rate of Rs 100 to Rs 500. It was also circulated on the social media (a copy available with HT). Sources said that the question paper was purchased by those involved in providing cheating material to the candidates appearing for the exam.
When contacted, district education officer (DEO) Gopal Singh Bhadauria denied that question papers had been leaked or sold. The collector Madhukar Agneya also denied any such incident.