QR Codes And Security Numbers To Secure Telangana SSC Questions From Leakage 

Hyderabad, Mar 18 (Maxim News): In a move to combat question paper leakage, the School education department has rolled out new security measures for the SSC Public Examinations beginning March 21. 

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Starting this year, the Class X exam question papers will feature QR (Quick Response) codes and unique security numbers, an initiative designed to enhance security besides curbing question paper leakage. 

Each page of the question paper will be printed with a QR code and a unique security number as a watermark.  The initiative will enable authorities to easily trace the source of any leaked papers. 

According to officials, if a question paper is photographed, recorded, or photocopied and shared on social media or WhatsApp, the origin, including the center, of the leak can be easily determined.  

“The security features will enable us to track question paper leaks, if any. The initiative is on the lines of the TGBIE, which introduced QR codes and unique numbers on inter-question papers,” Director of Government Examinations, A Krishna Rao said. 

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In 2023, two back-to-back incidents of Class X exam question paper leakage triggered a massive uproar, forcing officials to suspend invigilators and center superintendents. 

In the first case, within a few minutes of the commencement of the first class X exam, an invigilator at an exam center in Tandur allegedly photographed the first language question paper (Telugu) and circulated it in WhatsApp. The following day, the second language Hindi question paper was leaked on WhatsApp. 

Apart from security measures in question papers, the department has installed CCTV surveillance cameras in all the centers, particularly in the center chief superintendent (CS) room. The CSs have been instructed to open the question paper bundles sealing not before 9.15 am while the examination commences at 9.30 am. (Maxim News)

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