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In a month of unprecedented turmoil, Indian students faced a crisis that could have toppled governments elsewhere.
On May 5, the NEET exam was held for 24 lakh students across 4,750 centres in India. A month later, NEET results revealed chaos: 1,500 students were granted grace marks under dubious circumstances, and 67 students topped the exam compared to the usual 1-2. Shockingly, six of these toppers came from the same centre, raising suspicions.
Despite denials from the Education Minister about any paper leak, on June 18, petitions to cancel NEET surfaced. Shortly after, a 22-year-old NEET aspirant was arrested for possessing leaked questions. The scandal didn’t stop with NEET; within days, the UGC-NET and CSIR-UGC-NET exams were canceled due to integrity concerns, and NEET-PG was postponed.
The impact was felt nationwide, with students travelling hundreds of kilometres only to have their exams cancelled. The National Testing Agency (NTA), responsible for these exams, faced severe criticism for its mismanagement and lack of accountability. But sadly, this isn't an isolated incident. In the past seven years, over 70 cases of exam leaks have been reported, affecting millions of students and jeopardizing their futures. But the question is why isn't our country unable to conduct exams? What are the impacts of such failures on the students and the economy? And lastly, what can we do to solve this? Let's find out in this video.
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