Update: 15:20pm

Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE) has rescheduled the exam on March 29.

Bengaluru: Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE) has ordered a re-exam of the chemistry exam which place took on Monday after there was a question paper leak.

The question paper leak was reported from Government PU College in Malur, Kolar district and ASM PU College for Women in Ballari city.

The department will be investigating and a complaint has also been filed at the Malleshwaram Police station. The Chief Superintendents and the Joint Chief Superintendents of the two centres have been suspended.

Pallavi Akruathi, Director, DPUE, said that around 7:30 am a student had raised a complaint and informed her about a handwritten question paper.

“I couldn’t cancel the paper based on one complaint. Later on inspection at one of the college, I discovered that there were similarities in the question paper and the handwritten question paper. The matter was immediately verified and reported to the higher authorities,” she said.

The date of the re-examination will be announced on Tuesday.