‘There is a very serious problem with our examination system’: Rahul Gandhi questions govt on NEET paper leak in Lok Sabha

Rahul Gandhi questions government's response to entrance exam paper leaks during Parliament session, highlighting systemic issues in education.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, kicked off the first day of the monsoon session of the Parliament on July 22, questioning what the government has done to address the issue of recent entrance examination paper leaks.

Stating that it’s obvious to the whole country that “there is a very serious problem with our examination system,” Mr. Gandhi alleged that the Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan does not understand the fundamentals of what is going on

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“This is not just the question of the NEET but major examinations,” he said adding that “the Minister has blamed everybody except himself.”

While the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET–UG is under the scanner over several irregularities, including alleged paper leak, the UGC-NET was cancelled as the Education Ministry received inputs that the integrity of the exam was compromised. Both matters are being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Two other exams — CSIR-UGC NET and NEET-PG — were cancelled as a pre-emptive step.

“The issue is that there are millions of students in this country who are extremely concerned about what is going on and who are convinced that the Indian examination system is a fraud,” Mr. Gandhi said while addressing the lower house of the Parliament.