Prime Minister Dr.
Harini Amarasuriya specified that instant actions are being taken to launch the cut-off marks for the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, which faced disruptions due to the supposed leak of particular questions.Additionally, recommendations have been made to develop a resource pool and a concern paper bank for examination boards to ensure the integrity and security of future examinations.The Prime Minister made these remarks in Parliament on yesterday (27 ), in response to a question raised by the opposition relating to the scholarship evaluation irregularities, according to the Prime Ministers Media Division.Addressing the matter even more, Dr.
Amarasuriya stated that an investigation carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) revealed that three conceptually comparable questions from the very first concern paper of the recent evaluation were shared by a private tutor in the Kurunegala area through a social networks group of the pertinent tuition class before the examination.A panel of professionals selected by the Commissioner General of Examinations has ruled that the 13th participant, condemned in the event, should pay a fine of LKR 3 million, while the 6th and 9th participants are required to pay LKR 2 million each as government costs, following one of the steps proposed by the particular committee.Based on the findings of the examination performed by the Department of Examinations, a number of procedures have actually been advised to prevent such occurrences in the future, the declaration said.These consist of performing concern paper preparation strictly within the Confidential Division of the Department of Examinations, making sure that no private documents leave protected premises, executing stringent security look for all people going into and exiting the Confidential Division, recruiting and training new members for evaluation boards to develop a resource swimming pool, and developing a question paper bank to enhance evaluation security.Furthermore, disciplinary actions have been started against the Director of Planning at the National Institute of Education, who was condemned in connection with the incident.Measures taken include immediate elimination from question paper preparation, referring the case to the disciplinary authority for more inquiry, suspension without pay, performing a formal inquiry under the coordination of the Department of Examinations, and presenting the person before the Kaduwela Magistrates Court under CID jurisdiction.Additionally, the disciplinary authority has actually been notified to take required action against the main school instructor and his spouse associated with the event, ensuring that they do not operate at the same organization while also imposing a long-term restriction on them from all examination-related duties.The Giriwulla Zonal Education Office is performing a preliminary investigation, and the instructor in question has currently been suspended from responsibility.
On the other hand, the CID continues its investigations.Further action has actually been taken to impose a five-year ban on examination tasks for a teacher from Kurunegala Maliyadeva Adarsha Vidyalaya, who was likewise a private tutor and had actually shared comparable model questions in his WhatsApp group.
The disciplinary authority has actually been notified to take required action versus this individual.To avoid similar incidents in the future, enhanced security procedures have been presented within the Confidential Division of the Department of Examinations, it added.These measures include updating internal security camera systems for improved monitoring, establishing a semi-automated system for question paper preparation to minimize human intervention, enhancing assessment supervision with increased examination rounds, limiting smart phone use inside evaluation halls, other than for the chief invigilator, and deploying full-time external supervisors to support requirements in evaluation centers.To guarantee that no candidate is unjustly affected by this event, it has actually been decided to give full marks to all students for the three jeopardized questions in the scholarship assessment.
The evaluation of response scripts had been momentarily stopped due to multiple petitions submitted in the Supreme Court by parents of afflicted students.However, following the Supreme Courts judgment on December 31, 2024, the examination process has resumed, and the cut-off marks will be launched shortly.