Bihar Cheating

No Slippers, No Entry For Bihar Students Appearing For Class 10 Exams

India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Thursday February 21, 2019

In an unusual step to curb cheating in board examinations, the Bihar government today issued an order making it mandatory for students appearing for the class 10 exams to wear slippers.

Wear Flip-Flops While Taking Exams, Bihar Board Tells Students

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 18, 2018

Ahead of the Class 10 examinations, the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) on Sunday directed students to sit in exams while wearing slippers or flip-flops and not shoes along with socks.

Bihar Math Professor Can't Solve Class 9 Sums, Another Draws 'Trangal'

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday September 25, 2017

In Bihar, mass and brazen cheating in exams and a scandal involving fake toppers exposed a deep rot in the state's schools. Now there is an example that the problem goes all the way to college.

In Bihar Topper Scam, Schoolboy Who Aced Science Arrested

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday August 3, 2016

A schoolboy in Bihar who ranked third in science in Class 12 exams, Rahul Kumar, was arrested this morning as investigations continue into what has come to known as the "topper scam".

After 5 Weeks, Relief For Schoolgirl Ruby Rai, Arrested For Cheating

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Veer Arjun Singh | Monday August 1, 2016

After nearly five weeks, Ruby Rai, a Bihar school girl arrested for cheating in her school exams, will finally be allowed to return home. She was controversially arrested by the Bihar police, moved to a juvenile home, and then denied bail twice.

Ruby Rai, Bihar Schoolgirl Charged With Cheating, Still Cannot Go Home

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Written by Suparna Singh | Thursday July 14, 2016

It has been three weeks since school girl Ruby Rai was last at home. The 17-year-old was arrested after she was declared the topper in Political Science and said in television interviews that the subject involved cooking.

Bihar Chief Minister Calls For Direct Action Against 'Education Mafia'

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 7, 2016

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar - dissolving a committee constituted to probe into alleged irregularities in evaluation of marks in class 12 examinations - has ordered direct action against the culprits.

Explain 'Exam In Underwear', Defence Ministry Tells Army Chief

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday March 1, 2016

They came to take an exam. They were asked to first take off their clothes.

Bihar vs Cheating: Rs 20,000 Fine For Students, Jail For Parents

India News | Agencies | Tuesday January 19, 2016

Pictures of mass cheating involving Class 10 students in Bihar corralled international headlines just 10 months ago. This time, ahead of the crucial and pressure-packed board exams, Bihar has made a pre-emptive strike by warning of a Rs 20,000 fine for students caught cheating.

No Photos of Them Cheating. But 1,500 Bihar Teachers Have Quit.

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday August 3, 2015

It was the photos of parents and other friendly parties scrambling up the walls of an examination centre to help students cheat that brought new and even international attention to an old problem in Bihar - its decrepit education system.

University Cancels Exam at Bihar College After NDTV Report Shows Mass Copying

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Shyam Balasubramanian | Saturday June 13, 2015

Darbhanga University has cancelled the third year examinations at a college in Bihar's Samastipur District, and announced the date for a fresh examination. The decision came after an NDTV report revealed large-scale cheating in the exam on Friday.

In Bihar College Exams, Three Persons Help Each Candidate

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Saturday June 13, 2015

The arrest of Delhi's former law minster Jitender Singh Tomar this week has highlighted how stretched the education system is in Bihar, from where the police allege he procured a forged law degree.

Politicians Breathe Easy During Exam Season, Families Busy Preparing Chits: Minister Rudy's Jibe at Bihar Cheating

India News | Written by Sandeep Phukan | Friday April 10, 2015

Mr Rudy released a report on India's skill requirements over the next 10 years. The report says India would need about 110 million skilled labour across different sectors - from the field of construction to jewellery making to automobiles.

Opinion: Not Everyone in Bihar Cheats

Opinion | By Anand Kumar, as told to NDTV's Alok Pandey | Wednesday April 8, 2015

The recent photographs of cheating in Bihar have given an impression, somewhat unfairly, that everyone in the state resorts to cheating to get through exams.

Bihar Examiners Can't Spell Shakespeare, Rs 100 Taped to Answer Sheets

India News | Alok Pandey and Kanhaiyaji | Tuesday April 7, 2015

Images of parents scaling the walls of an exam centre to help students cheat drew international attention to the poor state of education in Bihar. A random check at a centre where exam papers are being checked, reveals that even some evaluators would need help to pass.