Bihar Topper

"Want To Be An IAS Officer," Says Bihar Class 10th Topper

Education | Reported By Archit Gupta, Edited By Maitree Baral | Tuesday April 9, 2019

More than 80% students have cleared the Bihar class 10 board exam this year.

Jailed Bihar Topper Scam Kingpin Threatens To Kill Jailer, Jail Doctor

Patna News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday November 21, 2018

Jailed prime accused in Bihar's topper scam, Bachcha Rai, has threatened a jail official and a doctor leading to a case being registered against him, police said today.

Bihar Topper Scam: Probe Agency Attaches 28 More Assets Of Main Accused

India News | ANI | Tuesday October 16, 2018

Assets worth Rs 10 crore of Bachha Rai, the main accused in 2016 Bihar topper scam have been attached.

Probe Agency Attaches Assets Of Main Accused In 2016 Bihar Topper Scam

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 31, 2018

The Enforcement Directorate today said that it has attached assets worth Rs 4.53 crore, including 29 plots and deposits in ten bank accounts, of the main accused in the Bihar topper scam that had rocked the state in 2016.

Bihar Topper Ganesh Kumar, Now Arrested For Fraud, Is 42, Has Two Kids, Says Board

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday June 2, 2017

Ganesh Kumar, this year's Class 12 board exam topper in Bihar who followed suit with last year's topper Ruby Rai in flubbing a TV interview by failing to answer basic questions about his subjects, has been arrested. His result, like his predecessor, has been cancelled.

Bihar's Fake School Topper Scam Gets Money-Laundering Twist

India News | Reported by Tanima Biswas, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Friday June 2, 2017

Its eyes on the crores that Bihar officials made in last year's topper scam, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday registered a case against eight government officials including principals who face charges of selling school examination marks.

Ruby Rai Part 2? Another Bihar Topper Flubs TV Interview

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 1, 2017

This year's XII boards topper in Bihar, Ganesh Kumar followed suit with Last year's topper Ruby Rai. In 2016, she had said "political science" is about cooking. This time too, Bihar's Class XII topper in humanities struggled to explain the basics of music, one of his subjects.

Ruby Rai Effect: Bihar Colleges Run From Garage, Single Rooms Punished

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Tuesday October 18, 2016

It's being called the Ruby Rai effect. 68 colleges and 19 schools in Bihar have been derecognised after an investigation found that most of these functioned only on paper with not much to show for infrastructure.

In Bihar Topper Ruby Rai's Answer Sheet: Movie Names, Poetry, Tulsidas

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday October 10, 2016

Bihar school examination topper Ruby Rai wrote names of movies in one answer sheet, the name of poet Tulsidas more than a hundred times in another and poetry in some others, which were then replaced by papers written by 'experts', the police have said.

Experts Wrote Bihar Controversial Topper Ruby Rai's Copy: Forensic Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 9, 2016

A report prepared by the forensic science laboratory has confirmed that "experts" had written examination for Bihar Intermediate Arts "topper" Ruby Rai who had pronounced political science as "prodikal science" saying the subject deals with cooking.

Thank You Media: Nitish Kumar's Comments On Topper Scam Are Rare Praise

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Monday September 5, 2016

In recent months, Nitish Kumar has not been on the best of terms with the media. Which is why, his "thank you" to journalists for exposing a massive exam scam that has shamed his Bihar was seen as unusual.

5 Lakhs, After Sunset Answers: The Alleged Method Of Ruby Rai, Other Toppers

India News | Written by Manish Kumar | Friday August 5, 2016

As Ruby Rai, 17, was allowed to go home three weeks after being arrested for allegedly paying bribes to not just clear but top the class 12 exams in Bihar, the police located a classmate of hers who had been missing along with three other students wanted for the big education swindle.

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".

Bihar Toppers' Scam: Ruby Rai Denied Bail By Juvenile Court

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 13, 2016

Ruby Rai, an accused in Bihar toppers' scam, was denied bail by a juvenile court in Patna today, a government lawyer said.

Bihar's Class 12 Topper Arrested For Cheating, Accepted As Minor

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 5, 2016

A district court in Patna on Monday accepted that the controversial Humanities 'topper' in the Bihar Intermediate Examination, who has been arrested in connection with an examination cheating racket, is a minor.