To contain cheating at exam

The drive was good and we must appreciate the effort for bringing in success to a large extent, but we also must not ignore the controversy that has arisen over the use of helicopter by the state minister to make on the spot inspection during the examinations. He has, in fact, reiterated his earlier decision to use helicopter irrespective of the criticism the move has garnered. Surprise checks are important and undoubtedly yield good results, but the state minister's mission seems to be critically reliant on a total personalised approach to the problem.

And this is where we differ with the basic idea of the campaign. We would like to stress on the fact that the system must be improved. The system must take care of any irregularities. But obviously the self-contained mechanism to fight cheating at the examinations has not yet been developed. If the state minister takes it upon himself to act like a lone ranger in this case, then it is bound to have an ephemeral effect. Rather than taking it on as a personal mission, he ought to associate the people concerned to do it. And that's why we repeat our emphasis on developing a system to permanently end cheating in examinations.

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