In the wake of making the Aadhaar card compulsory for all hopefuls showing up for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) to check pantomime, the administration is thinking about extending the necessity to other focused examinations, Human Resource and Development Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
Training NewsIn another exam change proposition, the Center is likewise wanting to begin a particular 'National Testing Institute' to lead immensely imperative examinations which are currently being directed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
"This [Aadhaar card requirement] is a work in advance and we will take it to different examinations likewise in light of the fact that the holiness of examinations is essential. Aadhaar is a photograph character and an interesting personality. In a few States we see pantomime, which will be forestalled. This is something to be thankful for," Mr. Javadekar told.
Hopefuls looking for passage to the prestigious IITs, NITs and assigned foundations, with the exception of competitors from Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir, need to compose the JEE (Mains) examination in 2017 utilizing their Aadhaar.
There has been a contention about whether the legislature can order Aadhaar for such action, with the Supreme Court reminding the administration in September that it couldn't command the Aadhaar number for grant plans.
Asked whether the legislature could request ownership of Aadhaar to show up for an examination, as no administration or advantage was being given, Mr. Javadekar said this was for security purposes.
"It is not about administration, it is about character. Understudies have their personality card of their school. It is a personality card. It is to make the procedure straightforward," he said.
Mr. Javadekar said the legislature was setting up a Cabinet note to set up a National Testing Institute to hold aggressive examinations for section into instructive foundations in designing, medicinal and different fields.