TEN CRITICAL QUESTIONS ON CURRENT GEOPLOITICAL AND NATIONAL ISSUES – 148

PRERNA FOR IAS

(ASSOCIATE OF SAMKALP)

TEN CRITICAL QUESTIONS ON CURRENT GEOPLOITICAL AND NATIONAL ISSUES – 148

1. Why should India institutionalise NTA reforms on the lines of UPSC instead of responding to every examination controversy separately?

Answer: High-stakes examinations affect millions of young people, so their credibility cannot depend on temporary committees created after every crisis. The Supreme Court has emphasised permanent staffing, secure technology, institutional memory, regular audits and effective grievance mechanisms. In my view, examination integrity is a form of public infrastructure because it protects equality of opportunity. India needs a professional institution that continuously learns from previous examinations and closes emerging technological vulnerabilities. Prevention is also cheaper and fairer than cancelling examinations after leaks, because re-tests impose financial, psychological and administrative costs on innocent candidates.

2. What does the Noida labour protest tell us about the constitutional limits of collective criminalisation?