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After the multi-church movement of Cockroach Janata Party at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and the political turmoil subsided, the Central Government has taken a big and tough step to make the examination system completely foolproof. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the formation of a high-powered task force to make the examination processes in the country technically strong, make strong cyber security arrangements and ensure the security of question papers. The main focus of the government through this high level committee is to prevent any kind of malpractice in all the major competitive examinations of the country and to strictly implement the policy of ‘zero error’.
Why was there a need for this high-powered task force and what is its main plan?
According to sources, this new task force is not an alternative to the already constituted Radhakrishnan Committee, but is a special group working in the same direction in a more aggressive and technically sound manner. While the Radhakrishnan Committee had prepared a detailed roadmap for examination reforms, this new task force will mainly focus on making technical security impenetrable. Keeping in mind the increasing cyber challenges in today’s digital era and the modus operandi of education mafias affecting the integrity of examinations through social media platforms like Telegram, this task force will work on a multi-pronged strategy. Its objective is to ensure that NEET and other examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) remain completely secure, transparent and completely secure on the technology front.
The government gave a sharp edge by including veterans like former IB Chief Tapan Deka.
Well-known faces from the intelligence and security apparatus have been included in this task force, including stalwarts like former IB chief Tapan Deka. Its clear message is that the government no longer wants to be limited to just administrative reforms, but is working on a strategy that is two steps ahead of the thinking of criminals and examination mafias. The government wants to ensure that no person can tamper with the confidentiality of the examination by taking advantage of technical glitches, online breaches or any technical glitch related to the internet.
Strong message from Union Home Minister Amit Shah and newly appointed Education Minister Prahlad Joshi
Home Minister Amit Shah has said in clear words that the government is fully committed to comprehensive examination reforms and this task force will guarantee that in future no one is able to play with the sanctity of the examination system. Such severe punishment will be ensured against the culprits of paper leak that no one can muster the courage to commit such a crime again. Meanwhile, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has taken additional charge of the Education Ministry on Sunday. After assuming charge, he has started marathon meetings with senior officials and is reviewing every nuance of the functioning of the ministry so that the system can be brought completely back on track.