For Rs. 80,000, a Matric Exam Centre in Lahore was sold to cheaters.
Concerning the upcoming Matric (Class-9) Annual Exams 2024 in Lahore, Punjab School Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat revealed alarming allegations on Sunday.
The minister claimed that the cheating ring had purchased examination centres for Rs. 80,000. In addition, he mentioned that he had been threatened by the mafia and had received substantial offers.
The minister’s spokesperson reaffirmed in a statement on Sunday Hayat’s resolve to keep Punjab free from the same problems with test cheating that Sindh and Karachi are experiencing.
He claimed that the BISE chairman’s suspension for failing to maintain transparency was only the start. In addition, he made accusations against the chairman of the Board and the controller of examinations.
They were tightly linked to the exam cheating syndicate, he claimed. Thirty persons had been taken into custody from the testing centres, according to the ministry.
The minister revealed that plans had been established in advance for the sale and acquisition of the maths paper that was supposed to happen on Monday (today). He went on to say that the mafia of private schools had purchased testing facilities in order to guarantee their pupils’ high grades.
According to Hayat, the cost of the paper varied between Rs. 4,000 and Rs. 7,000, and invigilators publicly promoted the “fee” per paper on social media.
Concerning the presence of people in charge of the procedure at different testing locations who hadn’t even finished their ninth or tenth grade exams, Rana Sikandar also expressed his worries.
The assignment of tasks linked to examinations has been the subject of a probe recently by the commissioner of Lahore, who is also the chairman of the Lahore Board.
In addition, the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore’s Controller of Exams announced disciplinary actions against staff members who neglected to fulfil their duties. The PEEDA Act of 2006 and the Punjab Essential Services Act of 1958 will both be enforced.
The Lahore Board’s Conduct Branch officers have been under constant pressure from the Punjab Teachers Union (PTU) to be replaced.
PTU Central General Secretary Rana Liaquat claimed in a statement that the BISE Lahore Conduct Branch had appointed private individuals as exam centre supervisors while fabricating a scarcity of government professors. Liaquat underlined the necessity of taking legal action against individuals responsible for such misconduct.
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