Why NEET is more prone to paper leaks than JEE, Pg9

Key Highlights:

• NEET-UG 2024 was cancelled due to a paper leak, affecting lakhs of students.
• Several individuals have been detained in Maharashtra and Rajasthan amid investigations.
• NEET is a pen-and-paper exam, while JEE is computer-based, a key difference impacting security.
• NEET-UG faces challenges in becoming computer-based due to limited testing centers and normalization complexities.

Detailed Insights:

• NEET-UG is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admissions to undergraduate medical institutions in 13 languages.
• Approximately 23 lakh students appear for NEET-UG annually, compared to around 14 lakh for JEE.
• Implementing computer-based NEET-UG would require at least 15 shifts due to limited centers, posing normalization challenges.
• Normalization across multiple shifts is difficult and could lead to litigation, delaying the admission process.
• Computer-based tests like JEE are generally more secure due to a question bank system and no physical transportation of papers.
• Physical transportation of NEET papers creates multiple points of potential leaks, increasing the risk of irregularities.
• NEET is a high-stakes examination, making it vulnerable to individuals willing to pay for leaked papers.

Key Concepts Involved:

• NEET-UG: National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) for medical admissions.
• JEE (Main): Joint Entrance Examination for admissions to Centrally Funded Technical Institutes.
• Normalization: A statistical process to ensure fairness across different shifts in an examination.
• National Testing Agency (NTA): Agency responsible for conducting NEET-UG and JEE (Main).