In its detailed ruling on the NEET-UG examination Friday, the Supreme Court docket expanded the ambit of the seven-member professional committee that was fashioned by the Union authorities to recommend measures for easy and honest conduct of examinations by the Nationwide Testing Company (NTA).
The courtroom mentioned the professional panel, led by former ISRO chairman Okay Radhakrishnan, shall moreover look into problems with examination safety and administration.
The courtroom requested the panel to recommend superior knowledge safety protocols — together with encryption and safe knowledge transmission strategies — to guard examination supplies from unauthorised entry and potential leaks.
It requested the panel to evaluate and suggest updates to the insurance policies of the NTA to make sure that the company is supplied to deal with evolving challenges in examination safety.
“It shall additionally take into account the viability of NTA partaking in worldwide cooperation with examination our bodies and academic authorities from different nations to share greatest practices, safety measures, and modern options,” mentioned the apex courtroom.
In view of the expanded ambit, the Supreme Court docket prolonged the deadline for the committee to submit its report back to the Union Ministry of Training — from August 22 set by the Centre to September 30.
“The Ministry of Training shall take a call on the suggestions made by the committee inside a interval of 1 month from receiving the report. It shall put together and start to implement a plan of motion on this foundation. The Ministry of Training shall report compliance with these instructions inside two weeks of taking the choice on the implementation of the suggestions,” mentioned the courtroom.
In its ruling, the courtroom additionally flagged the “commercialisation of schooling” and intense competitors amongst aspirants that has led to a couple cities turning into teaching hubs.
“Whereas these cities or cities could have a better fee of success than some others, situations of malpractice at such centres ought to be handled on par with every other occasion. All situations of the usage of unfair means have to be handled firmly,” the Supreme Court docket mentioned.
The courtroom was of the view that “formation of a committee is crucial to totally examine and handle the structural points”.
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