A major case of cheating has come to light on the very first day of 12th board examination in a college located in Chausala in Beed district of Maharashtra. In fact, during the English subject examination, the family members of the children were seen gathering outside the examination center and trying to make the students cheat through the windows. This entire incident was captured in the drone camera of the Education Department.
As soon as the English paper started, unusual activities started outside the college campus. A large number of parents were seen standing near the walls and windows of the college. It is clearly visible in the drone footage that some people were trying to reach near the windows and deliver slips and answers to the students sitting inside.
The college is surrounded by open grounds, which made it easy to reach the windows. As soon as the drone came closer, many people were seen running away from there. Such incidents raise many serious questions on the claims of cheating-free examinations.
Drone surveillance exposed
The Education Department had flown a drone for surveillance to prevent cheating. According to officials, about three hours of video footage has been recorded. This footage is being investigated so that the people responsible can be identified. Beed District Magistrate Vivek Johnson said that the matter is being investigated seriously. He made it clear that strict action will be taken to stop copying and the culprits will not be spared.
Embarrassment for the administration, investigation started
Cheating-free examination campaign is being run across the state, but this incident in Beed has become a cause of embarrassment for the administration. Drone footage has exposed the flaws in the examination system.
Earlier in 2015, a similar incident had come to light during the board exams in Bihar, where family members were seen climbing the walls of the school and distributing slips. In that case, about 500 students were debarred from the examination after the pictures went viral. Now further action will be decided after the investigation report in Beed case.