In June 2024, after it bungled multiple examinations including NEET-UG, the Modi government constituted a high level committee of experts headed by Dr K Radhakrishnan to “ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations.” In July 2026, after the Modi government yet again bungled the NEET-UG and other examinations, it has constituted a “High Powered Task Force” to focus on examination reform. The Modi government has still not finished implementing the K Radhakrishnan Committee’s 101 recommendations. Indeed, for most of the two years between the 2024 and 2026 paper leaks, it didn’t even appoint a full-time Director General for the National Testing Agency.
This is ultimately only a high powered attempt to fix the Prime Minister's irretrievably compromised image.
VINAY DWIVEDI, Benaulim
