Another Exam Paper Leak, Another SIT: The Systemic Fix Nobody Funds

A leaked paper, a postponed examination, a special investigation team, a handful of arrests. The sequence repeats often enough to be a template, and the point of failure is remarkably consistent.

Where papers leak

1. The printing press and its subcontractors.
2. Transit and district-level storage.
3. The examination centre in the window before the paper is opened.

Almost never the question-setting stage. That is the part everyone secures.

The fix

• Encrypted digital delivery with time-locked release at the centre.
• Tamper-evident packaging with per-packet scanning at every handover.
• Randomised paper sets so a single leak does not compromise the sitting.

Every one of these controls exists. What is missing is the budget line and the accountability for a chain of custody.