Jakarta, NU Online
The country's largest Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) has expressed concern over the delay in the distribution of national examination papers for senior high schools in a number of regions.<>

"Let us not look for a scapegoat on one party to blame for the (delay), but how to solve this problem without politicization," Secretary General of the Central Board of NU H Marsudi Syuhud told reporters here on Tuesday (16/4).

Marsudi agreed with Taufik Kiemas saying that the Education and Culture Minister Muhammad Nuh did not have to resign from office, because the delay in the distribution of national examination papers for senior high schools in a number of regions was part of technical constraints.

"Therefore, the case must be fully and thoroughly investigated so that the comprehensive results could soon be obtained," he said.

Examinations in a number of regions such as in Southeast Sulawesi, were postponed for two days because the exam papers were not yet received by the local education services.

The education and culture ministry has announced the postponement of national examination 2013 for senior high schools in 11 provinces in central Indonesia.

The final examination has to be delayed from Monday, April 15, to Thursday, April 18, because the printing of examination papers was not ready yet, Education and Culture Minister Mohammad Nuh told the press on Sunday.

The 11 provinces that have to postpone the national exam are South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara and Gorontalo.

Minister Muhammad Nuh said that he had reported the postponement of national examination 2013 for senior high schools in 11 provinces to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

"We are very sorry for the exam delay due technical problems that caused the national examination 2013 in 11 provinces to be postponed," the minister said.

The final examination has to be delayed from Monday (April 15), to Thursday (April 18), because the printing of examination papers was not ready yet, he said.

In an effort to solve the national examination problem, the president has instructed the Education and Culture Ministry to investigate the obstacle that led to the postponement of the national exams, Nuh said.

"Fortunately, each region or province has different questions of the national exams," Nuh said.

According to minister, the delay was purely caused by technical problems in a printing company that prints the exam papers.

Editor: Sudarto Murtaufiq