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This shit is so crazy. A bit of an old news but I don't know if people outside of India caught wind of this.

The National Testing Agency (NTA), an autonomous body under India’s Ministry of Education that is responsible for holding the nationwide examinations, is at the centre of these controversies over the integrity of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), a national exam for medical aspirants held last month.

There are two NEET exams, one for undergrad and one for postgrad. The former was held but the results have been scrapped. The latter has been postponed. The postponement was announced the night before the exam.

The scale of foul play is something that I have not been able to wrap my head around mostly because I have not read the news articles about this recently. There were reports of some participants getting marks that were mathematically impossible and shit like that.

"Autonomous bodies" have become an extension of the ruling party. For example, BJP uses the Election Commision to arrest opposition leaders and freeze the funds of opposition parties. I wouldn't be surprised if the NTA was chock full of deadbeat BJP lackeys. Truly a terrible time to be an Indian right now.

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[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 5 days ago

They aren’t entrance exams you take right out of high school

I know this is how it is in US and Canada at least but NEET is taken after high school. Just putting it out there for those unaware.

Ah yes, I did not know that. That seems like a bad idea. I know Germany does something similar and it seems like a bad idea there too.

Another hot take, tests you take as a high schooler should not impact the rest of your life

[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yeah. I didn't mean to imply that kids who can't tell ass from mouth should have their career locked in at the age of 18.

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