Parents in Karachi have expressed serious concerns after an alleged leak of a Cambridge A-Level examination paper, claiming the Business Studies paper was circulated nearly three hours before the exam began.
According to parents, complaints along with evidence of the alleged leak were emailed to the British Council, but they say no concrete action has yet been taken.
Parents warned that the future of students is at stake and urged the British Council to take immediate notice of the matter. They also claimed that proof related to the alleged paper leak had been shared with the authorities through email.
Responding to the concerns, the British Council stated that examination security remains its top priority and that all complaints are reviewed on a priority basis.
The council further said the matter has been forwarded to the relevant examination board for assessment and that a thorough investigation into the allegations of paper leakage is underway.
Cambridge mathematics paper leak
Earlier, Cambridge International Education confirmed the leakage of A-level Mathematics Paper 12 (9709).
It said that work is ongoing to assess how much the paper was leaked and what action should be taken next.
According to claims circulating online, the paper was shared on social media in both unsolved and solved forms. Similar to reports regarding the business studies paper.
It was also reported that the paper was shared on platforms like Reddit and then widely spread on WhatsApp.
Some students further claimed that it was being sold through an app before being shared online.
Cambridge International Education
The statement from Cambridge came after the leak of exam papers. It caused a strong reaction from Pakistani students who said the Mathematics paper was leaked hours before the exam.
“We can confirm that Cambridge International AS Level Mathematics Paper 12 (9709) taken in our Africa, Europe, Middle East, Pakistan and South Asia regions, was shared prematurely against our regulations,” read a statement issued by Cambridge.
“We investigate such incidents promptly and thoroughly and we are now working to understand the extent of the leak and determine next steps. Our priority is to ensure that students are not disadvantaged by this incident and we continue to take all possible measures to protect the integrity of our exams,” it read further.
The statement added, “It is important that candidates continue to prepare for and take upcoming exams. Our decisions about the next steps are taken by senior and experienced professionals who are in possession of all the facts, and our principles are: ensuring the reliability of the grades that we award, so that universities and other users of the grades can continue to trust them, and minimising the distress and disruption caused to students by the theft of the paper.”
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