With recent cancellation of UGC NET exam 2024 and the scandal revolving around the NEET exam, many aspirants have been left hopeless.
One after another, concerns are being voiced regarding the National Testing Agency's (NTA) competence to administer tests.
Women have an especially challenging time obtaining higher education. The situation becomes more dire for them if these exams are canceled.
Besides, in India there lies huge social differences and geographical differences that makes the struggle of every aspirant unique.
The NTA's unified entrance exam system was created to standardize the admissions procedure throughout India.
However, issues like these regarding the NTA exams has caused uncertainty and anxiety among all these students descending from various backgrounds.
To stop malpractices, use of AI-based monitoring, biometric verification, and secure question paper transfer must be implemented by NTA.
Besides, they must also keep ready multiple sets of question papers in case of leaks.
The evaluation system should be made more transparent to gain trust of the students.
Furthermore, to further guarantee the process's integrity, artificial intelligence algorithms can be used to identify irregularities in exam patterns and results.
Also, to ensure impartiality and openness, an oversight group made up of attorneys, educators, and student representatives might be formed.
Enforcing strict sanctions, such as fines and jail, and expediting examination fraud cases will assist protect the law and rebuild public confidence in the system.
NTA must also decentralize examinations to ensure equity.
These steps will help India's higher education management system advance and better secure its students' futures.