Two candidates taking the ongoing High School Leaving Certificate examination at two different examination centres were expelled for allegedly taking up unfair means on Friday.

The candidates are from Kumari High School, Hiyangthang, bearing roll number 49556 and Cosmopolitan High School, bearing roll number 26345. They were expelled on charges of impersonation and copying respectively.

It is learnt that the two candidates were expelled on the second day of the ongoing HSLC examination during which the examination for Science paper was being conducted.

On the first day of the examination, one candidate was also expelled from Yumnam Huidrom Government High School in Imphal West for impersonation