India, Aug. 23 -- What makes this possible now is digital assessment. When exams are on paper, the moment they're marked, the evidence is gone.

Every semester, a university runs thousands of exams and assignments. Right now, that only produces one thing: marks for students. But the same activity, if you look at it properly, can also tell the institution where its own teaching and curriculum are falling short. Assessment shouldn't just grade the student. It should help the institution get better. And that's the whole argument. What makes this possible now is digital assessment. When exams are on paper, the moment they're marked, the evidence is gone. You keep the score and throw away everything the answers were telling you. Digital assess...