JAMMU, Jun 15: Senior social and health activist Sukesh C. Khajuria has submitted a detailed representation to the Prime Minister, expressing serious concern over the recurring incidents of examination paper leaks and recruitment examination scams reported across the country in recent years. He emphasized that repeated irregularities in competitive and recruitment examinations have severely affected public trust in the country’s examination system.
In his representation, Khajuria stated that several paper leak scandals involving recruitment tests, competitive examinations and major entrance examinations, including NEET, have raised serious questions regarding transparency, fairness and institutional accountability. According to him, such incidents have undermined the credibility of examination-conducting agencies and weakened confidence in merit-based selection processes.
Khajuria pointed out that repeated cancellation of examinations, delays in recruitment procedures and allegations of corruption have caused immense mental stress, uncertainty and financial hardship to lakhs of students and unemployed youth who spend years preparing for these examinations. He described the recurring examination scandals as a national concern that requires urgent attention and comprehensive reforms.
“The recurring examination scandals have now assumed the character of a national crisis. They not only demoralize deserving candidates but also weaken public faith in merit-based opportunities and the institutions entrusted with conducting fair examinations,” he stated.
Referring to the High-Level Expert Committee constituted by the Government of India in 2024 under the chairmanship of former ISRO Chairman K. Radhakrishnan, Khajuria urged the government to implement the committee’s recommendations in a time-bound manner. He also called for periodic public disclosure of the progress made in implementing the proposed reforms.
Among the key measures suggested by Khajuria are the constitution of an independent national committee or judicial commission to investigate recurring paper leak incidents, introduction of a robust centralized digital security framework for major examinations, stronger anti-paper leak legislation with stringent penalties, and transparent accountability mechanisms for examination-conducting agencies.
He further recommended the adoption of advanced technological safeguards, including encrypted question paper transmission systems, AI-based monitoring and real-time audit mechanisms. He also advocated the formulation of a National Examination Integrity Policy to ensure uniform standards of transparency, security and fairness across the country.
Emphasizing the need to protect the aspirations of India’s youth, Khajuria said that competitive examinations and recruitment processes form the foundation of millions of careers and futures. He stressed that a foolproof, transparent and robust examination system is essential for safeguarding merit and maintaining public confidence.