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Should India move NEET, JEE and other entrance exams fully online?

| Jun 09, 2026, 09:40:52 PM | TOI.in
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Every year, millions of Indian students wake up before dawn, travel across cities and states, stay in budget hotels, and spend hours reaching exam centres to sit for high-stakes entrance tests like NEET, JEE, CUET and CLAT.For decades, this has been treated as a normal part of the examination process. But as India becomes increasingly digital, a fundamental question is gaining attention: does the country's entrance exam system still need to rely so heavily on paper-based testing?In this video, we examine the growing debate over whether India's biggest entrance exams should move fully online.We explore the potential advantages of digital testing, from reducing the massive costs of printing and transporting question papers to faster results, improved security measures, and greater convenience for students who currently travel long distances to reach exam centres.But the transition is far from straightforward.India's digital divide remains significant. Millions of students still face challenges ranging from unreliable internet and electricity to limited access to computers and digital literacy. Critics argue that a rushed shift online could replace one form of inequality with another.We also examine concerns about online cheating, exam integrity, infrastructure gaps, and whether multiple-choice digital tests truly measure a student's abilities.Can India build an examination system that is both technologically advanced and fair to students from every background?Or is a hybrid model combining paper and digital testing the more realistic path forward?As India modernises everything from payments to public services, the future of its entrance exams may become one of the country's most important education debates.

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