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India exam‑leak reforms, political debate

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~~Nation‑wide student~~ Student protests over alleged NEET and CBSE paper leaks forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign on 25 July 2026. Prime Minister Narendra Modi then announced a high‑powered task force ~~on examination reforms~~ chaired by Infosys co‑founder Nandan ~~Nilekani, with a mandate~~ Nilekani to overhaul the National Testing Agency, ~~shift toward~~ introduce computer‑based ~~testing~~ testing, and tighten ~~controls over contractors and venues. Under new Education Minister Pralhad Joshi, the~~ controls. The panel proposed a digital chain‑of‑custody for question papers, algorithmic ~~assembly~~ assembly, and fast‑track courts for leak offences. Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh tabled the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill 2026 on 27 ~~July, raising penalties and fines for exam‑paper gangs. During the Lok Sabha debate on 28 July, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra accused opposition leader Rahul Gandhi of misleading~~ July; Parliament ~~and using unparliamentary language, while the BJP framed the legislation as a revolutionary step to protect merit‑based examinations. On~~ passed it on 31 ~~July the government formalised Nilekani’s appointment, signalling a shift toward technocratic solutions, and Modi highlighted Parliament’s passage of the amendment~~ July, establishing ~~fast‑track~~ the courts and extensive technology use. ~~Later on 31 July, the~~ The Indian National Congress criticised the government’s ~~response, arguing that~~ reliance on fast‑track ~~courts alone would not address the systemic issues. Party secretary Jaya Ram Ramesh cited~~ courts, citing a ~~recent~~ postgraduate exam paper leak in Odisha ~~that was~~ circulated ~~on WhatsApp,~~ via WhatsApp and ~~called~~ calling for an a broader, honest dialogue on ~~the~~ commercialization and corruption in ~~the education system.~~ education. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi met families of students who ~~had~~ died by suicide after the NEET leak, ~~urging the prime minister to apologise~~ demanding an apology rather than ~~seek forgiveness~~ forgiveness. On 2 August, Gandhi travelled to Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, where he met the families of three medical aspirants who had taken their own lives after the NEET question‑paper leak forced the exam’s cancellation and ~~reiterating~~ a hurried re‑test. He reiterated that ~~harsher punishments would not solve~~ the ~~underlying problems in~~ government’s “forgiveness” comment was inadequate, described the ~~nation’s examination framework.~~ education system as “broken and corrupt,” and demanded truth, justice and a formal apology.

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