Charu Malhotra, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Pankaj Shukla, Additional Vice President – Sector Potential Realisation, and Palak Arora, Senior Consultant, Primus Partners, mention that stronger penalties for examination malpractice must be accompanied by comprehensive safeguards across the entire examination lifecycle. The article highlights that paper leaks can have significant financial and academic consequences for students and argues that protecting examination integrity requires more than punitive legislation.
The article proposes an end-to-end technology and governance framework covering secure paper setting, computer-based testing, AI-generated and randomized question papers, encryption, biometric verification, proctoring, AI-powered surveillance, and defined monitoring protocols. It also highlights Maharashtra’s State CET Cell as an example of a multi-layered digital architecture combining technology, standardized processes, authentication, and grievance mechanisms. The article concludes that law, technology and institutional design must work together to create a secure and trusted examination system.
