India, June 21 -- The paper leaks, the cancellation and the rescheduling of the NEET-UG examination has thrown the lives of over 2.2 Mn medical college aspirants into disarray. It has also exposed a recurring, systemic crisis of integrity in the Indian education system.

In the wake of public outrage over the past month, the central government's response was to target the digital messenger and restrict access to Telegram. This response has drawn the ire and the attention of nearly every home in the country.

Later today, millions of students will once again take the NEET exam and their fate will once again rest on the hope that this time there will be no leaks. If indeed that's not the case, the ban on Telegram will start to look gravely ...