NEET : far from
NEAT ?
Over the past few weeks, media is full of reports about
what went wrong with the recent NEET exam
Some Background :
# NEET is
entrance exam for admission in Medical Colleges and conducted by NTA ( National
Testing Authority )
# It is an OFFLINE exam
conducted once a year
# In latest exam
( conducted on 5th May ) , some 24 lakh students registered . Of
these 13.2 lakh qualified for seeking admission to 706 medical colleges in the
country
# Unfortunately
, the number of seats available are only :
Ø In
Govt colleges ………………. 56,405
Ø In
Private colleges …………….53,600
================================
Ø Total
…………………………………..110,000
# Number of Centres where exam got conducted …. approx. 4715 ( approx.. 500
students /
centre )
Allegations :
# Exam paper got
leaked before the exam
# Evaluation was
unfair – through grant of grace marks to some students, as can be seen below :
Questions :
A ) How to increase the number of seats in
medical colleges ( also by starting new colleges ) so that
at least
70 % of those lakhs of aspirants can get
admitted ? Especially , in the government
colleges ?
( On an
ave. tuition fees in Govt Medical Colleges are in the range of Rs 10,000 to Rs
1 lakh/ year,
whereas
the same in Private Medical Colleges range from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh per year )
B ) How can the “ Exam System “ be made “ un-leakable
/ automatic ( without human intervention )
/ un-biased / non-discretionary / fair /
equitable / instantaneous / transparent “ ?
Answers :
A ) Even a determined government will find it
extremely difficult to raise the number of seats
from 1.1 lakh to ( say ) 2.2 lakh in next 5 years
This is
like doubling the number of medical colleges from current 700 to 1400 – like putting
up
12 new college EVERY MONTH
I
don’t think government has the resources. Even if it has, it will still leave
out 10 lakh aspirants !
The
only solution is :
Ø Launch
a massive program for imparting SKILLS to these millions , after 12th
Standard
Ø Place
into their hands, TOOLS ( free ) to become Self Employed
B ) Changing the current Exam System is relatively
easy and the only way out to prevent the
malpractices
NEET should
be renamed COMET
( Computerised Online Medical Entrance Test ), more
or less
along my suggestion in following earlier
e-mail :
Ø Cheating
in Exams : is only a Symptom ……………. 10 Mar 2024
Extract :
An independent Central Authority called CECB – Central Exam Conduct Board –
for ALL govt jobs ( State + Central )
Ø For
each type of JOB / VACANCY , this authority will create a DATA-BANK of
exam questions ( obviously , running into THOUSANDS
of questions for each exam )
Ø Questions
will be categorized as per “ DEGREE
of DIFFICULTY “ ( like in Olympic games )
Ø Each
“ Degree of Difficulty “ will have a PRE-DETERMINED “ weightage marks “
Ø Artificial
Intelligence ( AI ) will generate( using RANDOM NUMBER tables
), millions of UNIQUE question papers ON THE
FLY , a few seconds before start of an exam and
SERVE these to the computer screen in front of each student taking that exam.
Of course, the total marks ( for entire question paper ) for ALL those UNIQUE
exam papers , will always add up to 100. To make the process “ cheating proof “, only one question will get displayed on computer screen , AT A TIME. Only when the examinee clicks “ NEXT “ , will
the next question appear on the screen
Ø Student
Identity will be verified by FACIAL
RECOGNITION through a Computer Camera
Ø At
the end of exam time ( 3 hours ) , students will need to click SUBMIT ( no
early click ). If examinee fails to click SUBMIT at the end of 3 hours , screen will turn black , AUTOMATICALLY
Ø This
will generate the EVALUATION SCORE ( Exam Assessment Result )
and transmit to the mobile phone of each concerned student ( of course , no
mobile allowed in Exam Hall )
Given a challenge, our tech guys can
implement this in 6 months. What is missing is Political Will
Dear Shri
Narendrabhai ,
Let Shri Rahulji promise the voters,
a LAW to prevent cheating in exams / leaking of exam papers
As far as NDA govt is concerned, I
urge you to include my suggestion in your 100
DAYS ROAD-MAP
Dear
Shri Dharmendra
Pradhanji….. ( minister.sm@gov.in )
Dr.
Sukanta Majumdarji ………..( mosedu-sm@gov.in
)
Shri
Jayant Chaudharyji………. ( mosedu-jc@gov.in )
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In case , you wish
to cut down on the cost 24 lakh computers ( even a laptop would cost around Rs
30,000 ), distributed over those 4700 exam centres , you could ask Apple /
Samsung / Foxconn or any other Smart phone manufacturer , to develop a small (
tablet size ) special purpose DEVICE , costing about Rs 5,000 ( much like our
EVM , which cost about Rs 8,000 )
Exam
candidates will need to register 3 months in advance ( using facial recognition
id ) and be issued a USN ( Unique
Student Number ) – Centre Location Data -
Seat No etc . These details shall remain valid only for that exam
At
the entrance door of the Exam Hall ,
there will be admission based on confirmation ( genuine applicant ) based on a “
Facial Recognition and Database Match “ device
Same
process will be repeated when the applicant occupies his / her SEAT and
switches on the Special Purpose Device lying on the table
For
the purpose of simplification ( and to avoid endless allegations / litigations ),
I suggest , instead of delivering to each candidate, some UNIQUE SET of 180 (
computer generated ) questions, COMET should deliver the SAME / IDENTICAL set (
of course , random generation by AI software ) to all 24 lakh applicants
With
regards,
Hemen
Parekh
www.HemenParekh.ai / 14 June
2024
Related Readings :
Ø Exam Malpractices ? No More ! ………………………… 19 Oct 2019
Ø National Recruitment Agency ( NRA ) ………………. 02 Feb 2020
Turkish
student arrested for using AI to cheat in university exam .. Reuters … 11 June 2024
Extract :
Turkish authorities have
arrested a student for cheating during a university entrance exam by using a makeshift device linked to artificial intelligence software to answer questions.
The student was spotted
behaving in a suspicious way during the exam at the weekend and was detained by
police, before being formally arrested and sent to jail pending trial.
Another person, who was
helping the student, was also detained.
A video released by police in
the southwestern province of Isparta showed how the student used a camera disguised as a shirt button linked to artificial
intelligence software via a router hidden in the sole of the person's shoe.
A police officer in the video
scans a question to show how the system works, with the AI software generating the correct answer, which is
recited through an earpiece.
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