The NEET-UG results were declared on June 4, but were followed by allegations of question paper leak and other irregularities in states like Bihar. (Representative image: PTI)
The organisation’s annual report was released, showcasing its work in the field of education through schools, including in areas with limited access such as tribal and conflict-affected areas.
Amid recent allegations of irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) for admission to medical courses, the Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Sansthan on Thursday said changing the exam pattern to be based on “level of aptitude rather than rote learning” is the only solution to prevent question paper leaks.
The organisation is the educational wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the parent body of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Responding to a question on exam leaks like NEET during the release of its annual report, Akhil Bharatiya Vidya Bharati president Ramakrishna Rao said, “The only solution to such shameful incidents can be a change in the pattern of testing, which should be based more on the level of ability, understanding and aptitude rather than on memorisation and rote learning.”
The organisation’s annual report was released, showcasing its work in the field of education through schools, including in areas with limited access such as tribal and conflict-affected areas.
The recent incidents of major exam question paper leaks have raised questions at a time when the BJP-led central government has cancelled several national level exams, including UGC-NET and CSIR-UGC, in the wake of controversies and constituted a high-level committee to review the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts these high-stakes exams.
Speaking on reforms in education, Rao said the organisation is already working on pre-school education through Bal Vatika, as recommended in the new National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.
The National Democratic Alliance government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced the new education policy, on the basis of which reforms are being carried out in the sector by the Ministry.
“The Shishu Vatikas run by Vidya Bharati are incorporating a school-based education system with no bags, no exams, no homework and no stress,” Rao said.
He said that as per the NEP, appropriate steps are being taken to develop the curriculum in line with the National Curriculum for Foundational Stage of School Education (NCF-SE).
Founded in 1977, the organisation currently runs 12,094 formal schools in 682 districts of India. It has also launched a new project, School on Wheels, for students from sensitive and disturbed areas, which provides education to people living in 480 refugee camps across the country.
It also runs over 8,000 free non-formal education (NFE) centres in urban slums, remote and tribal areas as well as in the Northeast.
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