The Intermediate (Class XI & XII) examinations in all four boards of the
interior of Sindh — Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas and Larkana — got under way on
Tuesday.
The Hyderabad Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) had
constituted 22 monitoring and vigilance committees which caught 37 cheating and
three impersonation cases on the first day when nearly 100,000 candidates took
their first paper in 10 districts — Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Matiari, Tando
Allahyar, Tando Mohammad Khan, Dadu, Badin, Shaheed Benazirabad, Thatta and
Sujawal.
The Mirpurkhas board conducted the exams in four districts where the monitoring
and vigilance committees concerned caught 18 candidates cheating.
In Khairpur district, the Sukkur board held the first paper under a strict check
on use of unfair means. The vigilance committees visited various exam centres
and found 50 students involved in cheating.
The Larkana board conducted the intermediate examinations at 89 centres where
around 60,000 candidates took their first paper. The centres have been set up in
Larkana, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Mehar and Dadu.
The board has constituted 30 vigilance committees to check use of unfair means.
According to the board officials, a total of 222 cases of cheating and 56 cases
of impersonation were detected on the first day.
The highest number of copying cases (100) was reported from Larkana district,
they said, adding that no such case was reported in Dadu district.
At most of the exam centres, candidates complained of power outages and
inadequate arrangement for drinking water.
There were also reports of the late arrival of question papers at some centres.
Candidates also faced hardship in taking the exam due to intense heat.