Education and Students Are Not Learning Lessons from Corruption; the System Remains Helpless
The report of the Policy Commission titled “School Education System in India: Temporal Analytics and Policy Roadmap for Quality Assessment” has indicated that corruption in the field of education and the government’s indifferent attitude toward it are likely to increase further. The situation in the country has become such that whenever a competitive examination is held, question papers are leaked and eventually the entire examination process loses its credibility.
The recent paper leak in the Eligibilty test (conducted by National Testing Agency) for Undergraduate Medical education [NEET (UG)] and Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is still fresh in public memory and may soon fade away. A similar incident had occurred four years earlier. After that, neither the public raised the issue strongly nor did the government learn any lesson from it.
The government continues to grant recognition to colleges and universities, allows private institutions to flourish, and keeps encouraging admissions. Students receive education and become qualified, but when they seek employment, neither the government nor the system is adequately prepared to provide opportunities.
Open universities continue to produce graduates and postgraduates; institutions involved in malpractice continue operating; degrees are obtained with ease; some students focus more on obtaining certificates than on genuine learning. Paper leaks, cheating, and other irregularities repeatedly occur. Public outrage lasts only for a short period, after which everything returns to the same state as before.
Summary:
Repeated examination paper leaks and educational corruption.
Lack of accountability and corrective action by authorities.
Expansion of educational institutions without corresponding employment opportunities.
Declining educational standards due to malpractice, cheating, and degree-oriented learning.
Society’s tendency to forget such incidents quickly, allowing the cycle to continue.