<p>Guwahati/Barpeta: The Class 11 Mathematics paper of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/assam">Assam</a> state board and Class 9 English paper of Barpeta district were leaked, forcing the authorities to cancel the respective examinations on Thursday and lodge police complaints, officials said.</p>.<p>Education Minister Ranoj Pegu in a post on X shared a notification of Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB), which postponed the Mathematics examination without giving any explanation.</p>.<p>"The Higher Secondary First Year Mathematics exam, scheduled for March 21, 2025 (Afternoon Session), has been postponed due to unavoidable reasons," he added.</p>.<p>The new date and further updates will be notified soon, the minister said.</p>.<p>When contacted, a senior ASSEB official told PTI that the Mathematics paper has been leaked and that is why the examination was cancelled.</p>.<p>"We are enquiring about the matter and will take legal action soon," he added.</p>.<p>The Higher Secondary first year or Class 11 examination began on March 6 and will be over on March 29.</p>.Police case against Assam doctor for selling infant to couple.<p>Earlier in the day, the class 9 English annual exam in Assam's Barpeta district, scheduled for Thursday, was cancelled after the question paper leaked on social media, officials said.</p>.<p>Barpeta Inspector of Schools Ratul Kumar Das issued an order to all the school heads in the district and intimated about the cancellation of the examination.</p>.<p>"I would like to inform you that the English paper of class 9 annual examination which is scheduled to be held on 20/03/2025 is hereby postponed due to unavoidable circumstances," he said in the order.</p>.<p>The next date of the examination will be intimated shortly, Das said without sharing details.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, an official of the District Level Internal Examination Committee (DLIEC) told PTI on condition of anonymity that they came to know about the paper leak on Wednesday evening.</p>.<p>"We suspect that the paper went viral on social media. We are verifying all claims. Still, we cannot take any risk. So, we have cancelled the examination," he added.</p>.<p>Later in the day, DLIEC lodged a complaint at Barpeta Sadar Police Station about the paper leak, an official said.</p>.<p>The Class 9 examinations in Barpeta started on March 10 and were scheduled to be over on March 22.</p>
<p>Guwahati/Barpeta: The Class 11 Mathematics paper of the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/assam">Assam</a> state board and Class 9 English paper of Barpeta district were leaked, forcing the authorities to cancel the respective examinations on Thursday and lodge police complaints, officials said.</p>.<p>Education Minister Ranoj Pegu in a post on X shared a notification of Assam State School Education Board (ASSEB), which postponed the Mathematics examination without giving any explanation.</p>.<p>"The Higher Secondary First Year Mathematics exam, scheduled for March 21, 2025 (Afternoon Session), has been postponed due to unavoidable reasons," he added.</p>.<p>The new date and further updates will be notified soon, the minister said.</p>.<p>When contacted, a senior ASSEB official told PTI that the Mathematics paper has been leaked and that is why the examination was cancelled.</p>.<p>"We are enquiring about the matter and will take legal action soon," he added.</p>.<p>The Higher Secondary first year or Class 11 examination began on March 6 and will be over on March 29.</p>.Police case against Assam doctor for selling infant to couple.<p>Earlier in the day, the class 9 English annual exam in Assam's Barpeta district, scheduled for Thursday, was cancelled after the question paper leaked on social media, officials said.</p>.<p>Barpeta Inspector of Schools Ratul Kumar Das issued an order to all the school heads in the district and intimated about the cancellation of the examination.</p>.<p>"I would like to inform you that the English paper of class 9 annual examination which is scheduled to be held on 20/03/2025 is hereby postponed due to unavoidable circumstances," he said in the order.</p>.<p>The next date of the examination will be intimated shortly, Das said without sharing details.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, an official of the District Level Internal Examination Committee (DLIEC) told PTI on condition of anonymity that they came to know about the paper leak on Wednesday evening.</p>.<p>"We suspect that the paper went viral on social media. We are verifying all claims. Still, we cannot take any risk. So, we have cancelled the examination," he added.</p>.<p>Later in the day, DLIEC lodged a complaint at Barpeta Sadar Police Station about the paper leak, an official said.</p>.<p>The Class 9 examinations in Barpeta started on March 10 and were scheduled to be over on March 22.</p>