Board suspends staff in crackdown on cheating

Education board raids exam centres, recommends PEEDA Act action

FAISALABAD:

In a crackdown aimed at eliminating cheating networks and ensuring a transparent examination system, Education Board Faisalabad Secretary Dr Saleem Taqi Shah, conducted surprise raids on various examination centres.

During the inspections, supervisory staff at multiple centres were found allegedly involved in negligence and facilitating unfair means.

As a result, the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and four supervisory staff members of Centre 262, along with the Deputy Superintendent of Centre 269 Abbaspur, were immediately suspended.

The Secretary Board also forwarded recommendations to the competent authority for strict departmental action under the PEEDA Act against the suspended officials.

According to the Board spokesperson, the action was taken after complaints of irregularities and assistance in cheating during examinations.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Saleem Taqi Shah said that a comprehensive strategy had been adopted to eliminate the "booty mafia" and ensure a fair and transparent examination process across the division.

He claimed that due to strict monitoring and enforcement measures, cheating networks were no longer visible inside or outside examination centres.

"Under the vision of the Chief Minister Punjab, a zero-tolerance policy against cheating is being strictly implemented," he said, adding that examination centres are not solely dependent on supervisory staff, as CCTV surveillance and monitoring teams are actively overseeing the process.

He further stated that whenever even minor complaints are reported, monitoring teams are immediately dispatched to take corrective action on the spot.

"The future of students is more precious than our lives," he said, stressing that no compromise would be made on merit or fairness in examinations.

Dr Shah directed examination staff to perform their duties with honesty, dedication and vigilance, and instructed them to immediately report any attempts of pressure or interference to the control room so swift action could be taken against offenders.

The board has intensified monitoring across all examination centres to ensure strict compliance with examination rules and to discourage any attempt at malpractice.