<p>The entrance examination for the UP Combined Pre-Medical Test, which was scheduled to be held on Sunday, was cancelled following suspected tampering of the boxes containing question papers in Ghaziabad.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the entrance exam coordinator Dr A K Singh here, the test would not be held on July 20. King George Medical University has been given the responsibility for organising the UPCPMT this year.<br /><br />Singh said the varsity was informed by the Ghaziabad district magistrate that there appeared to be some tampering with the boxes containing the question papers. The varsity has formed a high powered team to probe the tampering.<br /><br />Sources here said as many as 40 boxes containing the question papers had been kept in the strong room at two branches of a public sector bank. The seal of two of the boxes was found to be broken when the officials went to the bank to take them.<br />The test was to be held at 213 centres across 15 cities in UP in which over 1.09 lakh were to appear.<br /><br />Govt orders probe <br /><br />Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday directed a probe by a high-level committee into the alleged Combined Pre-Medical Test (CPMT) paper leak which led to its cancellation even as BJP demanded a CBI investigation into the issue.<br /><br />“The Chief Minister has directed Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan to constitute a high-level committee to probe the paper leak and cancellation of CPMT,” an official statement said.<br />Akhilesh also directed that stern action be taken against those involved ‘in playing with the future of children’.</p>
<p>The entrance examination for the UP Combined Pre-Medical Test, which was scheduled to be held on Sunday, was cancelled following suspected tampering of the boxes containing question papers in Ghaziabad.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the entrance exam coordinator Dr A K Singh here, the test would not be held on July 20. King George Medical University has been given the responsibility for organising the UPCPMT this year.<br /><br />Singh said the varsity was informed by the Ghaziabad district magistrate that there appeared to be some tampering with the boxes containing the question papers. The varsity has formed a high powered team to probe the tampering.<br /><br />Sources here said as many as 40 boxes containing the question papers had been kept in the strong room at two branches of a public sector bank. The seal of two of the boxes was found to be broken when the officials went to the bank to take them.<br />The test was to be held at 213 centres across 15 cities in UP in which over 1.09 lakh were to appear.<br /><br />Govt orders probe <br /><br />Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday directed a probe by a high-level committee into the alleged Combined Pre-Medical Test (CPMT) paper leak which led to its cancellation even as BJP demanded a CBI investigation into the issue.<br /><br />“The Chief Minister has directed Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan to constitute a high-level committee to probe the paper leak and cancellation of CPMT,” an official statement said.<br />Akhilesh also directed that stern action be taken against those involved ‘in playing with the future of children’.</p>