Jammu, Nov. 13 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called for comprehensive reforms in the examination system in the Union Territory, stressing the need to make assessments secure, transparent, technology-driven and foolproof to safeguard the future of students and ensure that merit remains the sole criterion for selection.

Chairing a meeting with members of the High-Powered Task Force (HPTF) on Examination Reforms at the Civil Secretariat here, Abdullah, according to an official press release, extended full support to the Task Force and emphasised strengthening examination security, gradually transitioning towards computer-based testing, enhancing the credibility of board examinations, and addressing concerns relating to subject...