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For the next three years, he studied for hours a day for the exam that would whittle down the applicants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Led by a youth movement called the Cockroach Janta Party, the protesters forced India’s education minister to resign following a scandal surrounding a medical school entrance exam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
They are decided by assessment specialists at each exam board every year and are only published on results day.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The CJP has said it will organise a "nationwide listening tour" to hear the concerns of young Indians, while continuing to back protests over exam irregularities.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
In 1939, when Grotjan got a high score on a civil service exam, he offered her a place in his unit.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Today, the rush for government jobs means that competitive exams now occupy an all-consuming place in the lives of many young Indians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday his government would provide free online coaching lessons for competitive exams, weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
The protests have focused on allegations of cheating and corruption in the fiercely competitive exams for government jobs and university places that are a key pathway for upward mobility in India.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
This summer England's exams regulator, Ofqual, said it was "closely monitoring" the marking of an A-level maths paper which students and parents claimed was significantly more challenging than in previous years.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In the morning, Mr. Milo returned the math exams to the class and asked us to rearrange our seats according to our scores.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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