Srinagar, Aug. 1 -- Tens of thousands of students sit for government exams, each year, across India. The majority of them come from diverse backgrounds. These students work hard for months, sometimes years to qualify, they carry along the hope for a better future. Then comes paper leaks and a racket changing the outcome of the results. Everything falls apart.

Students start feeling dejected about the democratic process, the trust deficit grows and everything stops mattering, especially their own hard work.

The issue of paper leaks has persisted in India for long, and have been happening again and again, state after state. Denying the qualified and eligible students a fair chance and hampering the social mobility of underprivileged.

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