CBSE tags US-based Twitter handles on board exam tweets

Naina Mishra
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 3

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) mistakenly tagged two US-based Twitter handles on Saturday when they announced they had successfully conducted board exams.

The board tagged a New Jersey-based ‘Morris Hills Regional District’ @mhrdschools and a Washington DC-based sports channel ‘Pardon the Interruption’ @PTI when it tweeted:  “CBSE has so far successfully conducted examinations in 104 subjects like Tourism, Web applications, Hindustani vocal, Painting, Marketing, Office Procedures and Practices along with English and Info Technology held today. @PIB_India @mhrdschools @PTI.”

The tweets were meant for Press Trust of India (PTI) and Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

CBSE has so far successfully conducted examinations in 104 subjects like Tourism, Web applications, Hindustani vocal , Painting, Marketing, Office Procedures and Practices along with English and Info Technology held today.

— CBSE HQ (@cbseindia29)

This isn’t the first time Morris Hills Regional District was mistakenly tagged in a tweet meant for HRD ministry.

CBSE’s October 18 tweet, meant for the ministry, read: “#RevisedCBSEaffiliationbyelaws: hassle-free procedures @mhrdschools @PrakashJavdekar @PIBHRD

Morris Hills Regional District is a regional public school district that consists of two public high schools: Morris Hills and Morris Knolls from New Jersey.