Re-test date is out: CBSE class XII Economics examination to be held on April 25

The re-examination of CBSE's Class 12 economics paper will be held on April 25 across the country, while the re-test for Class 10 mathematics is likely to be conducted in July, Education Secretary Anil Swarup said today. "For Class X, we have found in the prelim enquiry that the leaks were restricted in Delhi and Haryana and if the re-exam will happen, the exam will be held in the two states in July," Secretary Education Anil Swarup said."The decision in this regard will be taken in the next 15 days," education secretary said."There has been no leak outside India, hence no re-examination will be held outside the country. The question papers are different for students appearing for the CBSE examinations outside India," he said."There are no perfect solution for this kind of situation. Our immediate concern of the children who have suffered and this decision is in that context. We will nail the person who did this," he added.The alleged leak of the question papers has snowballed into a major issue, with students protesting against the CBSE for its failure to maintain the sanctity of the examination. The students accused the board of negligence and demanded immediate action against those guilty. The CBSE had announced on Thursday that re-examination dates for Class 10 Mathmetics and Class 12 Economics paper will be announced soon. Meanwhile, special investigating team probing the CBSE paper leaks has detained around a dozen people including coaching centre owners and tutors for interrogation. A total of 18 students and five tutors have been questioned.The official said they have not yet found any clue that point to the involvement of any CBSE official in the matter. Amid the row over the CBSE papers leak, the government today appointed senior bureaucrat Vineet Joshi as the Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which will conduct the entrance examinations for higher educational institutions organised by the CBSE, AICTE and other bodies.Joshi, a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Manipur cadre, was appointed to the post for five years, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training said.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had, in his budget speech of 2017-18, announced the setting up of the NTA "as an autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organisation to conduct all entrance examinations for higher educational institutions".

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