Question papers of the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) were leaked in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday and the said exam will be held on May 8, 2011
AIEEE exam has been delayed by three hours on Sunday due to paper leak .The actual timing of the paper was 9:30AM but now the exam will be conducted at 12:00PM .
Immediately after the question papers were leaked, the CBSE postponed the two exams which were scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM and 2:00 PM , a senior HRD ministry official said
.
"The exams for the 1st paper which was scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM will now begin at 12:00 PM. The second paper which was to begin at 02:00 PM will now start at 7:00 PM," the official said.
As per sources the paper was leaked in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar pradesh. About 12 lakh students across the country are scheduled to write the prestigious exam at over 1,600 centres in more than 80 cities .
This is for the first time that the AIEEE is being held in the online mode. Nearly one lakh students from 20 cities will take the examination online.
According to sources the question paper was being sold in the open market in Lucknow.
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force has arrested one person in connection with the paper leak and are looking for further leads in the case.
AIEEE is conducted to gain admissions into National Institutes of Technology and other engineering colleges in the country.
AIEEE exam has been delayed by three hours on Sunday due to paper leak .The actual timing of the paper was 9:30AM but now the exam will be conducted at 12:00PM .
Immediately after the question papers were leaked, the CBSE postponed the two exams which were scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM and 2:00 PM , a senior HRD ministry official said
.
"The exams for the 1st paper which was scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM will now begin at 12:00 PM. The second paper which was to begin at 02:00 PM will now start at 7:00 PM," the official said.
As per sources the paper was leaked in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar pradesh. About 12 lakh students across the country are scheduled to write the prestigious exam at over 1,600 centres in more than 80 cities .
This is for the first time that the AIEEE is being held in the online mode. Nearly one lakh students from 20 cities will take the examination online.
According to sources the question paper was being sold in the open market in Lucknow.
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force has arrested one person in connection with the paper leak and are looking for further leads in the case.
AIEEE is conducted to gain admissions into National Institutes of Technology and other engineering colleges in the country.
