Government committed to ensure fair conduct of examinations: MoS Education

Government ensures fair exams, strengthens system to prevent malpractice, implements new laws, and investigates irregularities to maintain integrity.

The government is committed to ensure fair conduct of examinations and trying to strengthen the system to prevent any malpractice, Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar said on Wednesday (March 12, 2025) in the Rajya Sabha.

Replying to queries during Question Hour related to irregularities in the NEET (UG) exam held last year, the Minister cited a Supreme Court order to assert that there was no systemic failure and the government has already asked CBI to investigate the matter and five charge sheets have been filed against 45 people in the paper theft case.

Mr. Majumdar said the government has passed a new law 'Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024' and implemented many recommendations of the K. Radhakrishnan committee.

"Our government is committed that examinations are held in a clean system. We assure that under the Modi government, we will not allow any malpractice," he said.

Already, he said, the Supreme Court has given a verdict that there is no systemic leakage. "So, if we call it a leakage then, we are disobeying or disrespecting the verdict of the Supreme Court."

Steps are being taken and will be taken against those who have availed unfair means, Mr. Majumdar said.

"In the new Act, we have made some provisions through which we can punish those people who will try to breach the system. We are trying to strengthen our system so that no one can breach our system of examination," he said, adding that the National Testing Agency (NTA) is using CCTV and also metal detectors for searches.