Edu minister Dharmendra Pradhan announces reforms for error-free national entrance exams

The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan recently announced upcoming reforms aimed at minimising errors in national entrance exams, which are set to take effect in January. Central to this initiative are recommendations from the Radhakrishnan Committee, established to review the processes and security of the National Testing Agency (NTA) after concerns arose regarding examination integrity.

The panel, led by former ISRO chief K. Radhakrishnan, has submitted a report proposing several changes to streamline and secure exam conduct.

Minister Pradhan emphasised the importance of state government collaboration in implementing these reforms, particularly urging support from state education departments to enhance the integrity of entrance tests.

"The Radhakrishnan committee has submitted its



recommendations and to implement it, the states' cooperation is essential. I have appealed to everyone on this matter, especially regarding entrance examinations. I have appealed to all state government education secretaries. A new entrance exam series for the upcoming year will begin in January. Based on last year's experiences, the government has introduced numerous reforms," said the minister as reported by PTI

The Radhakrishnan panel was formed after reported irregularities in NEET and NET, which included instances of alleged question paper leaks.

UGC-NET was recently canceled due to concerns about compromised security, and exams like CSIR-UGC NET and NEET PG were also postponed as preventive measures. The government is optimistic that these reforms will ensure a more reliable and error-free examination process going forward.