Examinations in India are no stranger to scams or usage of fraudulent means. After the Bihar topper scam which exposed a nexus of corruption in the state education system, conspicuous irregularities in conducting the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) are constantly emerging. It is an eligibility and entrance test, making it the only test which a student needs to take for admission in a medical college.
In the latest disclosure, Hindustan Timesreported that a section of candidates with high scores in NEET conspired with private colleges to block seats till the last minute, allowing the institutes to sell those seats to low-rank holders later on. Private colleges in at least three states – Bihar, Karnataka and Puducherrry – might…
