Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) In West Bengal the academics` recruitment irregularities rip-off involving crores of rupees has gained such adverse reputation that it has overshadowed the truth that although not on a large scale however incidents of paper leaks had been a part of the examination scams.
Call it a coincidence however the cases of examination paper leaks occurred throughout the tenure of former West Bengal training minister Partha Chatterjee, who’s in judicial custody because the purported mastermind within the multi-crore academics` recruitment rip-off.
The worst incident of examination paper leak was recorded throughout the madhyamik examination (secondary stage examinations carried out by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Examinations) in 2019. The query papers for Bengali, English, History, Mathematics and Life Sciences weren’t solely leaked but in addition circulated on social media. Several arrests had been made in that connection.
In 2020, the examinations had been carried out underneath strict surveillance however regardless of that there have been allegations of leaks of the Bengali and Geography papers. In 2021, the madhyamik examinations weren’t carried out due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the examinees had been awarded gross marks primarily based on their efficiency in Classes 9 and 10. In 2022, nonetheless, no such examination paper leaks had been reported.
Surprisingly, within the present multi-crore academics` recruitment rip-off in West Bengal, the phenomenon of query paper leaks within the written examinations has by no means surfaced. Although the 2 central companies conducting parallel probes into the rip-off — the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) — of their studies and chargesheets filed within the court docket have highlighted a number of angles of the rip-off, however the query paper leaks had been by no means talked about in any of those studies.
A CBI supply related to the investigation course of mentioned that on this specific rip-off there was no place for examination paper leaks.
“Scams in recruitment examinations can occur in two methods. The first is the standard method of leaking query papers upfront in opposition to a set sum of cash. In that case, the examinee involved has to make some effort in understanding and memorizing the solutions upfront after which additionally take some time of answering all of the questions accurately within the OMR sheets.
“That had been the traditional practice in examination malpractices. But in this particular scam, the rewards were for those who submitted blank OMR sheets or answered just a couple of questions. The OMR sheets for candidates paying money to ensure recruitment were changed or tampered with at a later stage to make them eligible for recruitment. For us it is a totally new experience on how examination manipulation and that too in OMR sheets can be done without leaking question papers,” the CBI supply added.
However, the allegation of paper leaks surfaced once more within the closing quarter of the final 12 months over the written examination within the newest academics` eligibility take a look at (TET) carried out round that point.The controversy arose after copies of some OMR sheets used within the examination surfaced simply an hour earlier than the precise examination.
State training minister Bratya Basu rubbished the allegations of query paper leaks and claimed that vested pursuits had been circulating pretend OMR sheets to discredit the training system of the state and the state authorities.
However, a central investigation company official identified that the allegation of examination paper leaks, proper or mistaken, has resurfaced when tampering with the OMR sheets is out of the query due to the continued probe.
According to educationist and professor of historical past AK Das, be it by means of examination paper leaks or by means of OMR sheet manipulation, particularly in case of recruitment examinations, the matter entails fee of big sums to make sure recruitment. “In most cases those getting jobs through such unfair means arrange for money by selling their assets or borrowing huge amounts which in most cases are from private moneylenders at exorbitant interest. So even after getting jobs the prime task of teaching takes a backseat and their concentration is focused on side income to repay the loans or recover the money paid as fast as possible. This is how the collapse of the entire education system starts,” Das mentioned.
City-based psychiatrist and a college of KPC Medical College & Hospital, Dr Tirthankar Guha Thakurata analyses the psychological facet of academics appointed by means of unfair implies that immediate them to steer clear of the prime process of instructing. “An illegally appointed teacher is always aware of his incapability. So, in the subconscious mind the fear of getting caught is always there. So, this fear prompts them to avoid their teaching job as much as possible. For some the fear of the curse of those whom he or she had deprived of the job is also an added factor. So in the midst of this continuous anxiety and for some a feeling of guilt, they become a disgrace for the system. The education system also starts collapsing because of such teachers,” mentioned Guha Thakurata.
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