India, July 3 -- A nine-member panel put together by the Union Ministry of Education is considering recommending better alignment between board examination syllabi and entrance tests. The committee, set up last year to examine students' dependence on coaching, the spread of dummy schools and fairness in high-stakes entrance tests, is likely to be submit its suggestions to the Government in the coming weeks.

"The changes being contemplated are 50 per cent weightage for board marks in admission, merit, closer alignment of entrance tests with school syllabi to reduce dependence on coaching centres, multiple attempts and a gradual shift towards adaptive on-demand computer-based tests," a source said. The move comes after a series of anomalie...