While the state is in discussion for bringing quality education, students and parents are reportedly indulging in mass copying and malpractices during the class X examination at various examination centers located under Heirok and Wangjing-Tentha Assembly Constituencies.
It was informed by representatives of Democratic Students Alliance of Manipur (DESAM) and Apunba Ireipakki Maheiroi Sinpanglup (AIMS), who have visited various exam centers on the first day of the metric examination which is being conducted by Board of Secondary Education Manipur.
Secretary General of DESAM, Nameirakpam Edison Meitei, in a press conference held today at Keishampat DESAM HQ, told that while visiting at different examination centers, members of a joint task force consisting members of AIMS and DESAM have witnessed the mass copying at Heirok, Wangjing, Khangabok and Khongjom areas.
At most of the centers located at Heirok and Wangjing areas, schools teachers are indulging themselves in helping students while parents of the candidates are involving in supplying copying materials to their children through exam invigilators, said the General Secretary.
He also said that photo copies of answers for today’s English questions were found distributed among the candidates by invigilators and others at different examination centers situated near the home town of state Education Minister, Moirangthem Okendro Singh.
Vice-President of AIMS, Rajesh Yumnam said that some people are printing answer copies using computer printers outside the examination room, while parents and teachers are found dictating answers of questions to students over phone.
He also informed that during the monitoring some micro observers are found sleeping outside the examination centers at Sugnu area.
Leaders of the two students’ bodies have also condemned the notoriety of security personnel who are deployed at Heirok examination centers for detaining the combine flying examination squad of DESAM and AIMS for around 30 minutes.
They also appealed the parents, micro observers, security personnel, invigilators and locals to cooperate in conducting the examination in a free and fair manner.