LUCKNOW:
The intermediate English paper scheduled to be held on March 30 at 2 pm has been cancelled after it was leaked.
The paper has been cancelled in 24 districts but the examination in the remaining districts will be as scheduled.
The districts where the exam has been cancelled include Agra, Mainpuri, Mathura, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Baghpat, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Unnao, Sitapur, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Jalaun, Chitrakoot, Ambedkar Nagar, Pratapgarh, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Azamgarh, Ballia, Varanasi, Kanpur Dehat, Etah and Shamli.
The Special Task Force (STF) has been asked to probe into the class 12 English language paper leak in several districts of Uttar Pradesh.
The Yogi Adityanath government has also ordered the suspension of District Inspector of Schools (DIOS) with immediate effect.
Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Education Minister, Aradhana Shukla said that a proper investigation would be held in the matter and those found guilty would be punished.
She said that the students were not to be blamed for the leak. She added that fresh dates for the examination would be announced soon.
According to reports, the paper was first leaked in Ballia and some students received the paper on their whatsapp groups.
IANS