GS4 · UPSC Mains

You have recently been posted as a Nodal Education Officer in one of the districts, where mass cheating in examinations is a regular phenomenon. Media reports have shown parents and relatives scaling school walls and buildings to pass answer chits to students taking secondary school examinations in the district. Moreover, with the advent of new technological devices, cheating in examinations has become more sophisticated and exam rules are flouted openly. On investigation, it has come to your notice that these rackets are run by many school authorities, including exam invigilators who are mostly teachers, and they are hand in glove for profits. With a shortage of staff, invigilators threaten go on mass strikes if any action is taken. Conducting the exams, cancelling them on account of cheating and having re-exams are a loss of time and money for the government and this vicious cycle goes on. As the Nodal Education Officer of the district, address the following questions: (a) What are the ethical issues involved in the above case? (b) How will you resolve the issues in the given case? (c) What long-term strategy needs to be adopted to deal with the menace of cheating in various examinations? (Answer in 250 words)

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GS4 · Case studies on the above issues

Topper	Rank	Source	Copy
Chennam Reddy Shiva Ganesh Reddy	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Animesh Verma	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Rupal Rana	—	VisionIAS	p.41
Gourav Uppal	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Swati Sharma	—	VisionIAS	p.42
MANISHA DHARVE	—	VisionIAS	p.42
ABHISHEK MEENA	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Sayem Raza	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Ayushi Pradhan	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Vaibhav Singh	—	VisionIAS	p.42
ANIKET SHANDILYA	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Nagendra Babu Kumar	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Priyanshu Agrawal	—	VisionIAS	p.42
SHIVAM AGARWAL	—	VisionIAS	p.42
AKANSHA PATHAK	—	VisionIAS	p.42
MOHAN MANGAWA	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Shivam Kumar	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Prakhar Kumar	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Bhavika Chopra	—	Visionias	p.42
Anant Dhanraj Singh	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Ashi Sharma	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Nikita Verma	—	Visionias	p.42
Vaibhavi Agrawal	—	Vision	p.42
MAITREYA KUMAR SHUKLA	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Suvan Sharma	—	Vision	p.42
DEVESH PARASHAR	—	VisionIAS	p.42
SHASHANK CHAUHAN	—	VisionIAS	p.42
Medha Anand	—	Vision	p.42
Animesh Pradhan	—	Vision	p.42