Viral ‘floating’ examination papers video in Bihar: rain, not negligence, say officers | India Information
3 min learnJul 2, 2026 02:59 PM IST
After a viral video purportedly confirmed bundles of examination papers floating in Bihar’s Buxar district, the district schooling division claimed the footage was recorded whereas the papers have been being distributed amid sudden rainfall. It dismissed social media claims of negligence, saying the quarterly examinations have been performed as scheduled.
The video confirmed bundles of examination papers inside a waterlogged premises, with folks making an attempt to take away them. A number of social media posts claimed the footage confirmed Class 9, 10 and 12 query papers floating in water in Buxar.
The incident got here amid experiences of query paper leaks in varied examinations, fuelling issues over negligence.
Whereas acknowledging that the bundles seen within the video have been query papers and reply sheets being distributed to colleges, the district schooling division on Thursday stated experiences by a number of information channels, portals and social media platforms linking the visuals to negligence within the district’s schooling system have been “fully baseless and deceptive”.
“The declare that sealed bundles of quarterly examination query papers and reply sheets for Lessons 9, 10 and 12 have been discovered floating in rainwater is factually incorrect,” an officer stated. The division added that the examination materials remained “fully secure” and that the examinations have been performed easily in accordance with schedule.
Explaining the sequence of occasions, the division stated query papers and reply booklets for the July 2026 quarterly examinations had reached the district by June 27.
“As a result of M.P. Excessive College in Buxar had been designated as a centre for the police constable recruitment examination on June 28, the examination materials was shifted and saved securely within the constructing of Rajkiya Buniyadi Vidyalaya, Buxar, as a precautionary measure,” the official stated, including that colleges throughout the district started accumulating query papers and reply sheets on June 30.
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“Through the distribution course of, packets meant for various colleges have been being sorted and loaded into automobiles for transportation when heavy rain started unexpectedly.”
The division stated the visuals have been recorded throughout this distribution course of after the rain started, and alleged they have been circulated by “anti-social components” to defame the division and unfold false rumours by portraying negligence.
Officers maintained that regardless of the sudden rainfall throughout distribution, all packets, together with the query papers and reply sheets, have been “safely transported” to the respective colleges.
“The claims revealed by varied information channels, information portals and circulated on social media are factually incorrect and fully baseless,” the division stated. It additionally asserted there had been “no negligence or violation of directions” within the conduct of the examinations and that the method proceeded “with out disruption”.
