Centre forms a committee for dealing with the problems concerning the examination

The Ministry of Education has formed a high-level expert committee to address concerns about national exams like NEET and UGC-NET. Chaired by Dr. K Radhakrishnan, the panel will review exam processes, suggest reforms, and improve data security within two months.

This has been witnessed especially in the recent past regarding the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) for which the Ministry of Education has placed a panel of professionals. Hence, this panel aims to control examination process in a transparent, effective and fair manner in India.

This was announced on Saturday and the committee will be headed by Dr K Radhakrishnan, former chairperson, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the present chairman, board of governors, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Other members are Dr Randeep Guleria, the former director of AIIMS, Prof BJ Rao, the vice chancellor of Central University of Hyderabad and many more are there.

1. Consequently, the evaluation process in terms of examination has been scrutinized comprehensively end-to-end.

2. Suggesting avenues of improving system efficiency

3. I would like to verify the SOPs of the National Testing Agency

4. Suggesting changes to the handling of data privacy

5. A review of the structural framework of the National Testing Agency

Some elements of the examination are to be reviewed by the committee and outlined in the report to be prepared by the committee and submitted in two months; changes in the process are to be recommended.

This action has been made at a time when there have been many controversies over examinations recently, this shows that the government of India is willing to react and change the examination system in India. This expert panel formation re-establishes the concern towards safeguarding the sanctity of a national level competitive examination as well as towards the fair treatment of all the students.

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Looking at the committee starting its work people interested in changes in the sphere of education in India will be expecting the recommendations that may result in radical shifts in the organization of competitive tests in India.