Thursday, November 28, 2024

Worth killing for.

"The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET-UG is the gateway to studying medicine in the country." "This year an astounding 2.4 million students competed for just 110,000 available seats in the NEET exam, underscoring the intense pressure and fierce competition faced by aspiring candidates." This year, "an unprecedented 67 students had achieved the perfect score of 720 marks," leading to "allegations of paper leaks, cheating and systemic corruption." BBC. "Investigations by various news sources revealed over 70 cases of exam leaks, including recruitment and board exams, over the past seven years across 15 states. These leaks disrupted the schedules of 17 million applicants." India Today. In Madhya Pradesh, "The Vyapam scam, which has irregularities in three categories - impersonation, manipulation and engine-bogie (nexus between government employees and middlemen), came to light in 2013." What made this scam extremely sinister was the systematic elimination of witnesses. "On record, there are more than 40 people associated with the scam who have died since it broke in 2013." TNIE. The largest serial killing in the history of the world. No higher education means poorly paid jobs. Hence, "As of 2022, an estimated 725,000 undocumented Indian immigrants were in the US." Why and how have they reached the US? "For one, the migrants are not from the lowest economic strata. But they cannot secure tourist or student visas to the US, often due to lower education of English proficiency." So they pay up to $100,000 to people smugglers. BBC. Apparently, 75% of Indians want to move abroad. Higher salaries, better job opportunities and freedom are the main reasons, wrote Nupur Dave. One way is to go as students and then try to convert the student visa into a work visa which would give the right to stay in the country. "Canada's Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has uncovered over 10,000 fraudulent student acceptance letters this year," and "According to media reports, approximately 80% of these fake letters were linked to students from Gujarat and Punjab." BS. "During the 2023-24 academic year, over 331,602 Indian students pursued higher education at US institutions," thus becoming "the leading source of international students in the United States." ET. "For many of this government's critics, Gujarat has come to represent everything they abhor about the BJP." "Gujarat is where all the investments meant for other states are redirected." And yet of the 10 Indians who try to enter the US illegally every single hour 50% are Gujaratis, wrote Vir Sanghvi. "Which area has [India] invented? Please give me an example," asked Infosys founder Narayan Murthy. MC. If our exam system is so corrupt it's a wonder that foreign universities even accept Indian students. Illegal immigrants and illegal education. India may be number one.  

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