Entrance Exams

Mind the gap in centralised university admissions

The practical implementation of this method has revealed significant shortcomings.

The need for an admission test

One may wonder why admission tests should be required in place of allowing results-based admission.

PROJECT SYNDICATE / India's Deadly Entrance Exams

New Delhi – In late April, a 17-year-old girl named Kriti Tripathi leaped to her death in Kota, India, shortly after passing the country's examination for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT).

October 28, 2023
October 28, 2023

Mind the gap in centralised university admissions

The practical implementation of this method has revealed significant shortcomings.

October 18, 2023
October 18, 2023

The need for an admission test

One may wonder why admission tests should be required in place of allowing results-based admission.

June 11, 2016
June 11, 2016

India's Deadly Entrance Exams

New Delhi – In late April, a 17-year-old girl named Kriti Tripathi leaped to her death in Kota, India, shortly after passing the country's examination for admission to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT).