India, June 19 -- India is now speaking the language of Viksit Bharat. It carries a promise of better institutions. The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is not ordinary. It determines the future of lakhs of students. It embodies a candidate's preparation, sacrifice and family expectation. For many, it is the gateway to professional life.

The integrity of such an examination is a matter of trust and equal opportunity. If the process is fair, an unsuccessful candidate may accept the result. If it is suspect, success becomes tainted and failure unbearable. NEET must be neatly done - secure, seamless, tamper-resistant, and breach-proof by design.

The proposed reform is a secure multi-shift Computer-Based Test (CBT)model, far su...