Gen Z’s voice must lead to a humane education system

What happened: humane admissions and examination reform is argued as an urgent policy agenda

An opinion argues that India’s admissions and examination system for school-to-university pathways needs redesign to reduce harms linked to competitive entrance pressure. The argument stresses fairness, professional administration, and safer examination processes.

The argument claims that marks, ranks, and single-shot tests have become the dominant way to judge intelligence and future worth. It links this culture to incentives behind coaching commercialisation and to an emotionally harmful environment for students.

What existed earlier: marks-and-ranks culture and single-shot testing pressure

The argument describes a selection culture where school-to-university entry largely depends on performance in marks and ranks from high-stakes, one-time entrance style tests. Predictable coaching-friendly patterns are portrayed as shaping preparation strategies and student mindsets.

What changes are proposed now: multi-dimensional admissions and exam redesign