The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education has suspended a superintendent and ordered the immediate shifting of an entire examination centre in Kangra district following evidence of mass copying during the ongoing board exams, officials said on Saturday.
The action at PM Shri Government Senior Secondary School, Jawali in Kangra district comes after reports of large-scale irregularities, including video evidence of a teacher verbally dictating answers to students inside the examination hall, the officials said.
In an official statement, Board Chairman Rajesh Sharma said the decision followed multiple complaints and video evidence alleging serious irregularities at the Jawali centre. The examination centre has been shifted to the Government Senior Secondary School in Matlahar.
The Director of School Education suspended the centre superintendent, Ravi Bhandari, a biology lecturer, with immediate effect. The suspension order cited gross misuse of official position, failure to maintain integrity, and conduct unbecoming of a government servant.
A preliminary inquiry revealed that a teacher inside the examination hall was verbally dictating answers to multiple-choice questions to students. The Board described the incident as a clear case of mass copying that undermines the credibility of the examination system.
