NOIDA: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow, on Tuesday canceled the B Tech sixth semester examination over allegations of paper leak, officials said, adding that a police investigation had traced the leak to the examination center in Noida.
The paper was conducted on May 21.
The university, which formed an inquiry committee on May 22, is conducting a separate probe into the alleged paper leak during the exam held at 131 exam centers in Uttar Pradesh. At the same time, the university announced a retest on June 5, officials added.
While AKTU officials did not identify the Noida-based college linked to the violation, police officers said referring to the complaint regarding the exam conducted at JSS Academy of Technical Education, Sector 62, Noida.
HT tried to contact the institute on its official phone number, but there was no response.
“It was a paper leakage case, and that’s why the Center decided to register a complaint with the cyber cell of Noida police, and we started an investigation,” Vivek Ranjan Rai, assistant commissioner of police for cyber crimes, told HT.
According to officers, the complaint was registered on May 22, through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP). However, the police said that the case has not been officially registered yet, as facts are being ascertained.
According to university officials, the leak came to light after a student from Ghaziabad was caught cheating during an exam. “During the investigation, it was revealed that there was a paper leak. As soon as we came to know about it, we formed a committee to look into the matter – and trace the institution concerned, and the reason behind the leak,” Professor Deepak Nagaria, controller of examinations at Aktu University, said from Lucknow over phone.
Professor Nagaria said the university believes that the credentials of the institute in question were used to leak the paper. “Only the institute has the login credentials, not anyone else,” he added.
“Login credentials are sent to all exam centers along with the exam papers. We have strict security measures in place that also include recording the IP address of everyone who uses the login credentials,” he said.
Meanwhile, university officials said additional security measures have now been taken to prevent a recurrence.
