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NEW DELHI: Question papers of respective subjects successful Ignou's ongoing June-July 2026 term-end exams were allegedly connected merchantability connected Telegram, prompting assemblage office to formally alert determination centres crossed the state astir touts selling papers for Rs 199, though nary insubstantial has been cancelled truthful far, TOI has learned.
The assemblage said it recovered nary grounds of a leak, reports Sugandha Jha.Meanwhile, centres crossed the state were allegedly fixed the incorrect question insubstantial for a PG exam. In a connection to determination directors connected June 4, university's pupil valuation part said it had received complaints from learners regarding individuals claiming to person question papers and offering them for merchantability online.No centre conducted exam with incorrect paper: IgnouThe connection besides attached screenshots of chats successful which question papers were allegedly being shared and sold.“The authoritative has received an email dated June 3 from Ignou learners. The message raises a superior interest regarding wide claims circulating connected the Telegram channel, wherein definite individuals are allegedly charging wealth and promising question papers. In bid to debar specified complaints, you are requested to nonstop your introspection centre superintendents to travel the instructions carefully,” the email read.
One specified email, received by respective students connected June 3 and seen by TOI, claimed that question papers for macro economics investigation and different subjects could beryllium obtained done a Telegram transmission for Rs 199 per subject. The sender instructed recipients not to stock the papers further, informing that doing truthful could pb to cancellation of the exam, and claimed to person entree to question papers up to 2 hours earlier the exam.
The connection besides offered to supply solutions on with the papers, wherever possible.In its effect to TOI, the assemblage said a ailment astir question papers connected merchantability was instantly referred to police. There was nary contiguous effect from cops.“As of date, nary accusation regarding immoderate alleged question insubstantial leakage has been received from immoderate determination centre, introspection centre, oregon immoderate different reliable source.
Therefore, determination is nary grounds astatine contiguous to substantiate the assertion of a question insubstantial leak, hence constituting an enquiry committee does not arise,” it said.However, module members said the assemblage intimated each its determination centres asking to beef up information measures owed to the suspected breach.The assemblage said it’s probe recovered the allegations arsenic “baseless”, hence the papers were not cancelled.
All centres were directed to tighten information arrangements, deploy observers, restrict the usage of mobile phones by staff, forestall unauthorised entree to venues and guarantee that confidential question papers stay nether the idiosyncratic custody of centre superintendents.Ignou’s June-July term-end exams for UG and PG students are nether mode from June 1 to July 21. University officials said astir 9 lakh students are appearing astatine implicit 900 exam centres covering astir 2,000 courses.According to the assemblage datesheet, examinations are being conducted successful 2 regular sessions—morning (10am to 1pm) and evening (2pm to 5pm). However, accusation regarding precisely which subjects oregon courses whitethorn person been affected by the alleged leak betwixt June 1 and June 4 was not instantly clear.The leak allegations travel amid different examination-related lapse. On June 9, centres were allegedly fixed incorrect question insubstantial for a master’s-level exam.
In a connection issued astatine 10.27am—after the greeting league started astatine 10am—the assemblage instructed centres not to usage the insubstantial that had been dispatched and alternatively download the close insubstantial done its portal.Teachers alleged that the hold successful connection resulted successful immoderate centres conducting the introspection utilizing the incorrect insubstantial earlier the correction reached them.Responding to queries regarding the incident, Ignou said the wrongly dispatched insubstantial was discarded and replaced with the close insubstantial earlier the introspection was conducted. The assemblage said astir 200 introspection centres had received the incorrect insubstantial but maintained that nary centre conducted the introspection with it.
