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National Eligibility Entrance Test
Coverage of National Eligibility Entrance Test in the Nexus archive.
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- Can a tech titan ace a test to fix India’s crisis-hit education system?
India's tech leader Nandan Nilekani leads a national task force to reform the education system amid exam scandals, student protests, and rising youth unemployment. The initiative follows controversies over alleged paper leaks in the National Eligibility Entrance Test for medical aspirants.
- India blocks Telegram before retest exam to curb cheating
India blocked access to Telegram ahead of a retest for the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) to prevent cheating after a question paper leak. The National Testing Agency cited organized use of the platform by cheating networks, while Telegram's CEO criticized the ban as disproportionate, claiming leaks shifted to other apps.