Rohtak, June 25
Maharshi Dayanand University cancelled the B. Ed entrance examination today and amid reports of a paper leakage. The new date will be announced shortly. The examination was to be held throughout the state today. A vernacular daily published a report this morning, alleging that the question paper had been leaked in Ambala. It also published a handwritten copy of a paper, which it claimed was a copy of the original. The report said the paper was sold last night in Ambala, Hisar and Sonepat for Rs 30,000 each.

The university authorities got the paper packets examined and it was found that one packet had question papers missing. A new question paper was prepared immediately and university officials personally carried these to all centres. The timing of the examination was postponed to 3.30 p m.

The examination began at a large number of centres after the new question papers were delivered there. However, within minutes, the authorities decided to cancel the examination and announce a fresh date later after a few papers were found missing from another packet containing the new question papers .

The MDU Registrar, Pradeep Kasni, said there was no truth in the newspaper report as the authorities had compared the paper with the facsimile. However, it was decided to send a fresh question paper after a few papers in a packet were found missing, he said.

The examination was cancelled after the same discrepancy was detected in a packet of the new question paper. He said the MDU did not want to take chances and it was decided that the examination should be cancelled.