From NEET paper leaks to the CBSE’s digital fiasco, India’s examination system appears to be confronting a major crisis of competence and credibility. For generations of our countrymen, examinations have been the principal mechanism through which talent, discipline and hard work could overcome social circumstance. In a country where millions compete for limited opportunities, examinations serve as the foundation of meritocracy. When that foundation begins to crack, the conseq

The NEET scandal exposes the commercial ruin of Pune’s academic legacy. For generations, Pune wore its scholarly reputation with great pride. It was known by its famous sobriquets - Vidyeche Maherghar (“abode of learning”) and ‘Oxford of the East’. Students from across the country flocked to its colleges and libraries. Reformers built schools there not for profit but for social transformation. Teachers once commanded the sort of reverence now reserved for celebrities and poli

How CBI breached Shivraj Motegaonkar’s unscathed coaching empire Mumbai: For over two decades, Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, affectionately and fearfully known as “M Sir” across Maharashtra’s education hubs, built an empire that seemed untouchable. Today, that aura of invincibility was shattered when the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) formally arrested him in connection with the nationwide NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, following a grueling 11-hour interrogation and a