Impunity for exam leaks undermines trust |
In the past two decades, India’s examination ecosystem has been repeatedly hit by paper leaks, cheating rackets and administrative breakdowns. School-leaving examinations, admission tests to engineering and medical institutions, and recruitment exams for teachers, police constables, railway staff and government officials have become embroiled in controversies. Revelations of malpractice often lead to the cancellation or postponement of examinations, adversely affecting candidates’ careers. The first step towards restoring the sanctity of admission and recruitment procedures should be to identify the chinks in the system and nab the........