GS4 · UPSC Mains
You have been recently posted as a District Education Officer in a district, which is notorious for mass copying. It again witnessed some disturbing incidents during the recent Board examination. In some of the examination centers located in your district, the parents virtually took over the centres to help their wards to copy during the exams. The parents justified their act by arguing that the concerned teachers did not take classes at all during the year. Upon enquiry, you found that invigilators turned a blind eye in this situation and school administrations were also involved in tampering with the CCTV footage of the incidents. You also found that teacher absenteeism has indeed been rampant. Further, concerns regarding this had been repeatedly raised by parents in the past, but no action was taken. In this situation: (a) What course of action would you take in the immediate to short term to deal with the issue at hand? (b) Explaining the ramifications of such incidents for the society at large, highlight some long-term reforms that should be taken to prevent such incidents from re-occurring. (Answer in 250 words)
GS4 · Case studies on the above issues
| Topper | Rank | Source | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shubham Raghuvanshi | — | VisionIAS | p.42 |
| Ganesh Kumar Baskar | — | VisionIAS | p.42 |
| Ayush Khare | — | VisionIAS | p.42 |
| Ankur Kumar Jain | — | VisionIAS | p.42 |
| Aditya Bansal | — | VisionIAS | p.42 |
| Kumar Biswaranjan | — | VisionIAS | p.42 |
| Nidhi Thakur | — | VisionIAS | p.42 |
| Rajat Ravindra Ubhaykar | — | VisionIAS | p.42 |
| Akshay Pillay | — | VisionIAS | p.42 |
| Manush Pareek | — | VisionIAS | p.42 |
| Nishant Saurabh | — | VisionIAS | p.41 |
| Shubham Raghuvanshi | — | UnlockIAS | p.42 |