INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lanka Police informs that anyone with evidence or knowledge of any exam questions, other than the three questions already alleged to
have been leaked, being disclosed prior to the 2024 Scholarship Examination, to come forward with complaints by October 7, 2024.Issuing a
statement in this regard, the Police Media Division stated that complaints can be submitted at the offices of Senior Superintendents of
Police (SSP) in police divisions across the island
Those unable to visit these offices can instead file complaints at the nearest police station, where the Divisional Criminal Investigation
Unit will record the information and forward it to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for further investigation.Evidence in any
form, including documents or other instruments, can be presented to support complaints, the police said, having assured the public that all
complaints will be thoroughly investigated, with additional instructions already issued to the CID to take prompt action regarding the
matter.The public is encouraged to cooperate fully in bringing any relevant information to light, helping to ensure transparency and
fairness in the examination process, the police said.On September 20, an investigation was launched by the Department of Examinations after
it was alleged that a question paper from the exam had been leaked
Later, the initial investigation report has been handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is currently conducting
further inquiries.Meanwhile, the Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Thilaka Jayasundara, announced that the paper marking process of
the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, which was held on September 15, has been temporarily suspended, owing to the issue.Furthermore, the
Education Ministry said the decision on whether to hold the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination again or not will be made after the CID and the
Exams Department complete their investigations into the alleged leaking of questions
The decision will be based on the findings and recommendations of the relevant investigations, according to the Ministry Secretary.The
Commissioner General of Examinations Amit Jayasundara said that investigations are being held into an incident where three questions similar
to those on the Grade 5 Scholarship exam paper had allegedly been posted online via a model exam paper.He had also stated that if
investigations uncover that the questions have in fact been leaked, the relevant questions would be disregarded during the paper marking
process.He revealed that an investigation was conducted based on the information received alleging that a teacher in the Alawwa area had
uploaded a model question paper to social media which had included three questions similar to three questions in the first paper of the
Grade 5 Scholarship Exam.However, the parents have requested that the President to consider holding a re-examination for the first paper of
exam was held at 2,849 centers across the island, with 323,879 candidates participating.
