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- Educational organisations including ABVP, United Doctors Front and Educators Federation of India have submitted reform proposals to the government's High-Powered Task Force on public examination reforms.
- The proposals include a two-stage NEET with a prelims for shortlisting and a mains for final selection, and the option of holding NEET twice a year with the better score counted.
- United Doctors Front has called for a permanent statutory examination authority created through an Act of Parliament, with specialised divisions for cybersecurity, digital forensics and statistics.
- The groups also want tighter question-paper security, including GPS tracking, tamper-evident packaging, encrypted transmission and printing shortly before exams under CCTV surveillance.
- The reforms aim to prevent repeats of exam leaks and irregularities in national entrance tests like NEET and JEE.
What to watch next
- The High-Powered Task Force led by Nandan Nilekani is reviewing stakeholder inputs, so watch for its recommendations on exam reform.
- Whether the government acts on the proposal for a permanent statutory examination authority to replace or restructure the National Testing Agency.
- Any decision on piloting a two-stage NEET or conducting the exam twice a year.
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