India calls in air force to ensure exam papers secured after scandals fuel protests
India is taking unprecedented measures to restore confidence in its national student examination system after a series of scandals fuelled angry protests from young people and put pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.
Last month, authorities took the extraordinary step of cancelling the medical entrance exam results of more than 2 million students after allegations of widespread leaking of the papers.
For the retest on June 21, the government will deploy the Indian Air Force...
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