Fixing the Examination is Fixing a Bug: We Need to Fix the Education System
The NEET‑UG paper leak of 2026 was more than a scandal—it was a rupture in the trust that binds students, educators, and institutions. What should have been a fair gateway to opportunity became a marketplace of corruption, exposing the cracks in our education system and igniting nationwide protests led by Gen Z. At the center of the conspiracy were those entrusted with the sanctity of examinations: subject experts contracted to set the papers. Chemistry, biology, physics—each discipline betrayed by insiders who leaked questions for profit. Their actions were amplified by brokers and coaching mafias, who built a pyramid of profiteering, selling answer keys for sums that only the privileged could afford. This was not merely a crime of individuals; it was a collapse of ethics. Teachers became brokers, parents became buyers. Families, driven by competitive pressure, paid lakhs to secure their children’s success, substituting financial privilege for merit. Students were locked in ...