Coaching centres are to blame for leaks of public examination question papers, which has an impact of moral decadence and deterioration of quality of education in the nation.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has stressed the need for effective implementation
and stricter laws relating to prevention of leakage of question papers.
Coaching centres played a leading role in the market by collecting questions and photocopy of test questions and creating a network of distribution to students and parents.
TIB pointed out that elementary education teachers, Secondary and Higher Secondary Education boards, BG press, district administration, test centres, relevant educational institutions/schools are involved directly and indirectly to coaching centres. Also, students, friends and guardians are also to blame for encouraging leakage of question papers. The study also pointed out that students are forced by teachers to take private tuition.
A research report was revealed which focuses on the formulation, printing and distribution of public examination questions such as PSC, JSC, SSC and HSC at the TIB office in Dhanmondi in the capital.
As many as thirty two participants along with teachers and students were interviewed by three researchers over a period of six months for a qualitative research methodology.
According to the research findings, the possible reasons of recurring question paper leakage are too many steps and long processes to formulate questions. Other contributing factors are inaction against those involved with leaking questions, moderators of coaching centres providing questions in the form of suggestions, etc. There is also government's lack of action in the information sector about the monitoring and usage of internet technology.
The research was conducted by staff members of TIB Nihar Ronjon Rai, Nina Shamsun Nahar, and Rumana Sharmin.
