This refers to the editorial, “Ahead of the cheaters” (June 19). The exposure of a large-scale cheating racket in the All India Pre-Medical Test culminated in the cancellation of the entrance examination by the Supreme Court and left lakhs of students in the lurch, as the Central Board of Secondary Education, responsible for conducting the examination, found itself unable to comply with the court’s order to re-conduct them within a four-week limit. Now, the court has given the CBSE more time. The issue has brought to fore the flagrant misuse of technology as the cheaters used gadgets stealthily stitched into their inner-wears, and devices were fixed in order to help them answer the question papers.
Among other things, the lack of medical colleges available in the country also contributes to this countrywide cheating phenomenon, as more than six lakh aspirants have to compete for the mere 3,000 thousand seats. This point needs deliberation while addressing the widespread copying phenomenon.