Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera | ‘Come back, my son’: Indian exam leak leaves trail of death, despair, anger

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The article reports that India’s massive NEET medical‑entrance exam, taken by more than two million candidates in 2026, was voided after a widespread paper‑leak scandal, prompting protests, political outcry and, tragically, a string of student suicides—including Pradeep Kumar of Rajasthan and Ritik Mishra of Uttar Pradesh—who had sacrificed years of costly coaching and their families’ savings for a chance at a government medical seat. The National Testing Agency (NTA), which organizes NEET, has been criticized for chronic understaffing and reliance on outsourced workers, creating vulnerabilities at every stage of the testing process. Following the cancellation, the NTA announced a new exam date and promised tighter security, while families, educators and opposition politicians demand accountability, reforms, and in some cases the abolition of NEET in favor of state‑run admission systems.

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EL PAÍS in English | These are the workers who aren’t afraid of AI: ‘ChatGPT has little say here’ by Luis Enrique Velasco

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Traditional, craft‑based trades such as electrical work, automotive mechanics, agriculture and industrial maintenance are proving resilient to AI disruption, offering strong job security amid growing uncertainty for office‑based roles. Workers like Valencia mechanic Darío Valera and electrician Mario Pastuszak highlight the high demand for hands‑on repairs and the shortage of skilled labor, while the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs 2025 report predicts that agriculture and skilled trades will lead global job creation through 2030, with “skills instability” dropping to 39 percent. Vocational enrollments in Spain have risen 32.6 percent in five years, and even as AI tools (e.g., Claude, Anthropic’s assistant) begin to support tasks such as farm management, the physical nature of these jobs—requiring human judgment, dexterity and on‑site problem solving—remains irreplaceable for now.

Read more: https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-05-15/these-are-the-workers-who-arent-afraid-of-ai-chatgpt-has-little-say-here.html

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Times of India | How whistleblower alert exposed NEET-UG paper leak, CBI tracks ‘paper leak mafia’

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A whistleblower’s tip uncovered a leak of the NEET‑UG exam paper, prompting investigators from the National Testing Agency to trace the breach to a printing agency in Jaipur and to coaching networks operating in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar and Kerala. Police in Nashik, Maharashtra, detained a suspect, and the CBI, after filing an FIR based on a complaint from the education ministry, carried out raids at twelve locations nationwide. Although the exam, taken by 23 lakh candidates, was cancelled, the testing agency maintains that the papers were not fully compromised.

Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus/education/how-whistleblower-alert-exposed-neet-ug-paper-leak-cbi-tracks-paper-leak-mafia/articleshow/131062166.cms

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Times of India | Digital push for university governance

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Patna reports that all Bihar universities will adopt the Samarth ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) e‑governance system from the 2026‑27 academic session, a move aimed at digitising admissions, examinations, finance and other administrative processes to boost transparency and efficiency. Backed by the Ministry of Education, the cloud‑based, open‑source platform offers modules for online student services, academic management, faculty and staff tools, and real‑time institutional reporting, encouraging interactive engagement among stakeholders. State higher‑education director N K Agrawal notes that several central and state universities are already using Samarth, with Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Jammu & Kashmir planning full transitions, and that Bihar’s universities have begun enrolling students in four‑year bachelor programmes through the portal. The system is designed to replace manual paperwork with automated workflows, providing digital ID cards, course planning, leave applications, research tracking and financial management, thereby modernising university governance across the state.

Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/digital-push-for-university-governance/articleshow/130416262.cms

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