Published: Feb 18, 2016, 10:13 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 18, 2016, 11:04 AM (IST)
Agra: Uttar Pradesh, a state in northern India is ridden with rampant corruption. One of the classic examples of this happened when a student of UP Board examinations for high school i.e. 10th grade, as per the system of education in the nation put the image of Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun in the admit card of one of the candidates who will be appearing for the examination. This happened only a day before the students had to appear for the examinations. It is expected that approximately one-and-a-half-million students will appear for their exams. Admit card with roll number of the student had a passport size photo of Arjun Tendulkar. The photo is also attested and signed by the college management. READ: Arjun Tendulkar to represent Mumbai in Under-16 competition
According to sources as per Times of India, “It’s a nexus of education mafia with private and public colleges operating in the entire state. Scores of admit cards with fake photographs have been pasted on admit cards, so that during examination someone else can appear for paper- ensuring that the actual candidate is passed. You can paste even Hafiz Saeed photo and no one will cross check at examination center, as there are no photographs printed or pasted on attendance sheet of examination center.” READ: Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun produces all-round performance in U-16 game in Mumbai
“The entire system is managed. And even if by chance, flying squad caught the impersonator during exam, than they won’t be able to establish his identity as the picture in admit cards are of some different person. For each such fake admit cards, candidates pay up to Rs 20,000- 30,000 to college administration.”
Meanwhile, District inspector of schools in Agra Dinesh Kumar said, “A committee has been setup in the matter to probe it. Though we have found that, there is not a single photo in the attendance sheet of the examination center to cross check the student’s identification, where candidate Arjun other students will give their exam.”
