In the wake of CBSE questions papers leaks last month, the government has set up a high powered committee to assess the current examination system and look at ways of preventing future question paper leaks.
The seven-member committee, constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development(HRD), will be chaired by the former higher education secretary Vinay Sheel Oberoi. The committee will revisit all aspects of the existing security checks under which the question papers reach the examinees without any tampering.
All areas of weakness in the system of transporting question papers from the printing presses to the examinees, will be scrutinised by the committee.
After evaluating the entire process, the committee will suggest ways to make the system more secure with the use of technology and minimization of human intervention.
Question papers of Class XII Economics and Class X Mathematics exams were leaked by an inter-state racket last month.