ABVP Submits Detailed Exam Reform Package to Nilekani Task Force
The student group says two-stage exams and biannual NEET would cut single-test pressure while its plan demands stronger security, modern tech systems and governance to be tested in pilots.
Overview
- The ABVP, which submitted its recommendations Monday, proposed a two-stage system where the first paper shortlists candidates and a second paper decides final selection to reduce reliance on a single high-stakes exam.
- It suggested running more computer-based tests and enforcing uniform centre standards alongside stronger question-paper security, robust candidate verification and clear re-examination rules for technical failures.
- The package calls for a national question bank, digital evaluation, an integrated exam-management system and a central examination dashboard plus independent security and process audits to boost transparency and reliability.
- ABVP framed longer-term measures to lower coaching dependence by aligning curriculum with assessment, adding career counselling and rolling out reforms through phased pilots and reviews, and offered to present practical implementation models if invited.
- The Nilekani-led task force has not yet responded and any change would need central approvals, technical investment and coordinated pilots before measures such as biannual NEET could be enacted, with further stakeholder consultations pending.