Two from Class X, 11 from XII exam expelled

Imphal, February 28 : Two students have been caught using unfair means on day one of the state HSLC and HSSLC examinations today by a team of All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU) and Democratic Students' Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) from Heingang centre in Imphal East district.

Speaking to reporters this evening at AMSU head office, DESAM education secretary Thoithoi said that the ongoing Class X and XII examinations are closely scrutinized by fourteen teams, a team comprising of four members each, of AMSU-DESAM.

A team which when to the Heingang High School Centre has come across two students, both HSLC candidates, using unfair means, Thoithoi said while disclosing their roll numbers as 18261 and 18275. Thoithoi said that the two students have carried the English, today's examination paper, question bag inside the examination hall.

He said that the incident happened at the examination centre room number 4 and 5 while also saying that the invigilators were Manichandra Mutum and W Promila respectively.

Thoithoi also said that a lady who identified herself as an SDC has asked the AMSU-DESAM team not to cause disturbance at the centre and told them that it is not their rights to inspect the examination centre.

He said that the it is very unfortunate on the part of the lady who identified herself as an officer to pass such remarks to the team.

He makes it clear that the AMSU-DESAM team has never broke any examination rule while saying that the team is just to check the use of unfair means to make the education system more productive.

Saying that the use of unfair means by students shows that the authorities have sanctioned them to do so, Thoithoi said that there would have been no need of students' bodies.

Addressing reporters, AMSU organisation secretary, W Dhananjoy said that security personnel and examination authority of Imphal College centre have denied cooperation to the team though the members have produced their visit card.

However, he said that the students' bodies will continue to check the use of unfair means by the students while appealing the authorities and the securities not to cause mess to the team.

Meanwhile, eleven candidates of HSSLC exam have been expelled today for using unfair means on the first day.

The expelled students are roll numbers 1489 of Khundrakpam private centre, 9509 of Mayang Imphal private centre, 18359 of Wangoi private centre, 015, 027, 033, 044, 059, 158,6187 and 6161 of Chandel private centre.