Bihar board bans shoes, students appear for exams in slippers

Students in Bihar took the Class 10 Board examination wearing slippers - in line with a government order aimed at checking rampant cheating. The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) notified that students wearing shoes and socks will not be allowed to enter the examination centres. The Bihar School Examination Board that conducts the exam has barred students from wearing shoes and socks, in an attempt to curb cheating. Those who had put on shoes were allowed inside the examination centres only after removing their footwear.