India, May 13 -- High-stakes examinations such as entrance tests, recruitment exams, and large-scale eligibility assessments are no longer just academic processes; they are high-pressure national events that decide careers, livelihoods, and public trust in institutions. With millions of candidates appearing across thousands of centers, even a single security breach can have massive consequences. Malpractice today is no longer limited to basic cheating; it has evolved into organized networks involving impersonation, paper leaks, proxy candidates, and manipulation at center-level operations.

In several cases, such incidents force authorities to delay, cancel, or reconduct examinations, creating chaos for candidates and damaging the credibi...