Nootan Sharma

Critics argue that while civil services are meant to draw talent across regions and social backgrounds, the increasing dependence on English risks excluding candidates educated in vernacular-medium institutions.

Right after the exam on 3 May, allegations of a paper leak began surfacing from multiple states.

Mentors and coaching institutes shift to crisis mode as students abandon vacations to battle for medical college seats all over again.

The paper leak is perhaps the biggest jolt to the Modi era exam reforms that took shape in the last decade with a promise to plug holes in India’s competitive exams architecture.

Screenshots are doing rounds on social media, suggesting that Sikar’s high 2024 NEET success rate was because of a paper leak.

The paper leak forced many aspirants back to coaching hubs, where mentors encountered hundreds of depressed and demoralised students.

Candidates can now challenge the answer key if their answer is marked as wrong. They will have to provide the correct answer and a short explanation.

The paper was extremely lengthy and heavily statement-based; this time, the UPSC completely changed the question paper, said an aspirant.

CBSE has introduced an Online Screen Marking process for evaluating answer sheets. After the results were declared, students and parents repeatedly raised concerns over discrepancies in the evaluation process.

Nootan Sharma New Delhi: Nisarga Adhikary was just curious when CBSE announced the newly launched On-Screen Marking system , where examiners