Exam Crazy: India and the World

High-stakes entry examinations for higher education are common worldwide.Recent testing scandals have brought some of the problems related to these tests to the global spotlight.The ubiquitous Chinese gaokao university entrance test is well known, but India's plethora of tests for entry into many academic institutions and jobs is also important.Recent testing scandals have created problems in India and beyond.he latest Indian exam scandal reminds us of the centrality of examinations in many aspects of Indian life.Of two recent scandals, the first relates to the National Eligibility/Entrance Test (NEET), conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to medical programs, and the second relates to the University Grants Commission's National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET), which determines eligibility for university and college teaching positions, as well as junior research fellowships.Both scandals have significantly eroded public confidence in the integrity of the examination system in the country.These incidents are not the first, nor are they likely to be the last.In particular, given the new era of artificial intelligence (AI), careful attention will need to be given to the entire examination structure, in India and globally.