CBSE to check cheating in AIPMT exams – examinees can wear only T-shirt and jeans

In view of rampant cheating in examinations, the CBSE has decided to introduce a dress code for the examinees – the intention is to eliminate possible and known methods of cheating in the examination halls. Due to advances in communication technologies, it is very difficult to zero in on appliances that may appear to be ordinary items but that can be effective in passing or storing information.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 11 July 2015.

CBSE feels that the cheating racket across the country has become an organized crime. Hence, it has issued a wardrobe checklist which will become effective from the All India Pre-Medical Test AIPMT to be held on July 25.
Candidates are barred from wearing anything except half-sleeve T-shirt or kurta, trousers and flip-flops - shoes not allowed. The ban covers religious charms and ‘magic’ amulets.
The examinees would be checked for just about every accessory – these would include nose rings and ear-rings to bracelets, chains, necklaces, brooches and pendants. If found on the person, these would be removed.
Similarly, for the boys, they cannot even wear shoes, or clothing with large buttons and badges. Belts are also no-no as are scarves and caps of all kinds.
It may be noted that the reexamination is being done as directed by the Supreme Court order because there was a paper leak in the examination that was subsequently cancelled.
The Haryana special investigation team that went into the AIPMT paper leak had unearthed a massive network of racketeers that operated across different states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. There are more than 6.3 lakh candidates vying for 3,800 seats, hence, the CBSE board is not taking any chances.
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#mohamedMorsi #Egypt #AsmaaHamdy #handbags Her name is Asmaa Hamdy and she was a supporter of Mohamed Morsi, former President of Egypt. She was imprisoned for a period of five years for protesting during the unrest flowing the ouster of Morsi and she is spending her time behind bars knitting and selling handbags.
She is a student of dentistry and was jailed for protesting against the removal of Egypt’s first freely elected president, and she has been kept busy knitting woolen handbags – her message is ‘imagination is free’ and her “Made in Prison” line is proving popular. She actually began knitting the handbags for her friends and family and then fellow prisoners asked her to make some for their relatives.
Over this period, she has attracted local media coverage and is taking orders from the public – many of the orders come via Facebook. She has fallen into a routine. Whenever her family visits, they bring for her one kilogram of wool. Two weeks later, she hands over the finished articles – and receives more wool for the next batch. The line of her products include scarves, bracelets and knitted pencil cases.
The prison authorities do not mind her selling the bags, but insist on removing the “Made in Prison” label before they leave the prison.
Incidentally, she was one of hundreds of Egyptian university students who had been jailed for protesting at the removal of Morsi in July 2013. The student unrest had severely disrupted campus life during term time and the state fought back. As per reports, at least 14 students died while 500 were expelled and over 2,000 sent to jail. Twelve of them were jailed for 17 years for their alleged involvement in violent campus protests in November 2013.