College students in Karnataka were made to sit for their examination wearing cardboard boxes covering their heads to make sure they don't cheat.

Karnataka: College makes students wear cardboard boxes during exam to stop them from cheating

The cardboard boxes had only front side open with other sides closed.



The incident took place on Friday when the students of Bhagat Pre-University College in Haveri were seen wearing cardboard boxes in the examination hall.

State's education department soon issued a notice to the college after the incident went viral.

The incident came to light after a college official shared the photos on social media site Facebook.

Karnataka: Students were made to wear cardboard boxes during an exam at Bhagat Pre-University College in Haveri, reportedly to stop them from cheating. (16.10.2019) pic.twitter.com/lPR5z0dsUs ANI (@ANI) October 18, 2019

The management allegedly took up this method to make sure that no one copies because earlier there were instances of students cheating.

The education department also asked the college to give a written explanation.

Bhagat Pre-University College in Haveri also had plans to take this up as a pilot project.