Hyderabad, Feb. 5 -- The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education (TGBIE) has taken strict action after instances of mass copying were reported during inter practical exams on Wednesday, February 4.

Following the violations, the Board debarred 16 examiners and laboratory assistants from participating in all future examinations.

Mass copying during Telangana inter practical exams caught on CCTV

According to an official order issued by TGBIE, several examiners were caught distributing answer slips to students. The acts were captured through live CCTV surveillance and Central Control Room (CCR) monitoring.

In some cases, examiners deliberately left examination halls unattended to allow students to use external materials during the pract...