What’s The Answer To India’s Competitive Entrance Exam Mess? | I Witness #exam #paperleak

By Times Of India

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Paper leaks trigger the usual response - a need for reform and a genuine fix for our exam system. From NEET and CUET to the broader MCQ format, what’s the best way forward to find a fairer, less stressful alternative? While multiple-choice tests may work for STEM subjects, do they fall short for humanities and sociology, where rote memorisation can't substitute for real understanding? The bigger critique, though, is about fairness: a "standardised" test isn't truly standard when students come from wildly different quality of schooling, pushing families into expensive coaching centres - sometimes at the cost of selling land or property - while school education gets sidelined. In this conversation, TOI journalists discuss potential fixes that also come from suggestions from experts in the field - from multiple attempts and phased exams to a 50-50 split between school grades and entrance scores. Tell us what you think about reforming the exam system? If you want to know what suggestion

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