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Fake board question papers used in over 100 Bengal schools
More than 100 primary schools in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district used question papers that carried the West Bengal Board of Primary Education’s name without the board’s authorisation, prompting an inquiry by…
The Story in Brief
More than 100 primary schools in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district used question papers that carried the West Bengal Board of Primary Education’s name without the board’s authorisation, prompting an inquiry by the District Primary School Council. The papers, for Class 2’s Second Periodic Evaluation 2026, were neither prepared nor sanctioned by the board, which does not print or distribute such materials.
Critics allege that the papers were printed and distributed by an RSS-affiliated teachers’ organisation. The council has ordered schools to explain where they obtained the papers. The allegations of pressure on schools have not been confirmed by the inquiry.
The Indian Opinion
The unauthorised use of a government board’s name is serious, but the competing narratives around it, an RSS power grab versus struggling schools just cutting costs, both lack the only evidence that matters: who printed these papers and who paid for them. The DPSC inquiry must trace the money trail and the printer. If schools purchased them out of fear, names of the coercers will surface. If they simply bought cheap ready-made papers, the board needs to clarify guidelines. A single invoice or bank record will settle this.
Source: nationalheraldindia.com
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