Millions of students appear for centrally conducted exams or university exams to secure their high school/college degrees and indisputably, these exams play a significant role in every student’s life. Knowing the importance of such exams, it is unsettling to understand that the current method of creating, conducting and evaluating these exams is susceptible to errors and security threats.
A secure and efficient way of conducting exams is the need of the hour and using Blockchain could be the perfect solution to overcome the drawbacks in the current system.
How bad is the situation?
Before we delve into how using Blockchain can help, let me address the predicament in question.
Case in point: On April 1, 2018, the economics paper for the class 12 CBSE exam was leaked in Delhi & Haryana just 90 minutes before the actual exam (leaked at 8:15 am when the test was supposed to start at 9:45 am).
The result?
There was a re-exam conducted for everyone 25 days later. Many students & parents filed petitions saying a re-exam jeopardizes their career but the supreme court dismissed all petitions saying the final decision lay with the CBSE board.
While we may think this is a rare scenario and an extreme action, it is ...
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