{"id":2854,"date":"2026-07-18T10:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=2854"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:02:54","slug":"rahul-gandhi-education-reform-neet-ug-row-rahul-gandhi-says-education-system-must-be-rebuilt-from-scratch-to-end-paper-leaks-ease-students-stress-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=2854","title":{"rendered":"Rahul Gandhi Education Reform: NEET-UG row: Rahul Gandhi says education system must be rebuilt &#8216;from scratch&#8217; to end paper leaks, ease students&#8217; stress | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132477317,imgsize-913447,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/untitled-design-43.jpg\" alt=\"NEET-UG row: Rahul Gandhi says education system must be rebuilt 'from scratch' to end paper leaks, ease students' stress\" title=\"File photo: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (Picture credit: ANI)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"File photo: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (Picture credit: ANI)\">File photo: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (Picture credit: ANI)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said India&#8217;s education system must be &#8220;rebuilt from scratch&#8221; to create a safe, student-centric environment, asserting that repeated examination paper leaks have caused irreparable pain to several families.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Sharing a video from his &#8216;Chhatron Ki Goonj&#8217; rally in Dehradun on Friday, Congress MP recalled his interaction with Rajesh Kumar, the father of Riya Kumari, who allegedly died by suicide after the cancellation of the NEET-UG examination in May amid allegations of a paper leak.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>&#8220;Riya&#8217;s father, Rajesh ji, was so shattered by the loss of his daughter that it brought tears to the eyes of everyone who saw him. This is not the pain of just one family; the paper leak has snatched children away from many such families,&#8221; Rahul wrote in a post on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>&#8220;Behind every name, there is a mother and a father, for whom there is no longer a tomorrow. This system must be rebuilt from scratch &#8212; creating an environment where children find safety instead of stress, and where parents reap the rewards of their sacrifices, not tears,&#8221; he added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Rahul Gandhi calls for overhaul of examination system<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Addressing the &#8216;Chhatron Ki Goonj&#8217; rally in Dehradun on Friday, former Congress president had alleged that examination paper leaks had become a systemic problem and called for a political consensus to address the issue.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>He claimed that around 7.5 crore students had suffered due to paper leaks over the past decade and alleged that the entire education ecosystem\u2014from coaching centres and examination centres to paper setters, translators, transporters, vendors, the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the education ministry\u2014was involved in the problem.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>&#8220;While cases of paper leaks are rising by the day due to this corrupt system, no action against the guilty, including conviction, has been taken till now,&#8221; Rahul had said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>He also argued that the existing examination model was outdated and required a complete overhaul.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>&#8220;Today&#8217;s system is examiner-centric, government-centric and testing-centric, whereas we want a student-centric system. The testing system should be for the students and it must be flexible.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>&#8220;There should be a secure question bank and randomised question papers. We can randomise a question paper with the help of technology, similar to GMAT and other exams,&#8221; he had said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>&#8216;No political party should control educational institutions&#8217;<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>Rahul also maintained that educational institutions should remain free from political influence, saying no political party or organisation should have control over them.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>He had advocated a broader political consensus on preventing examination paper leaks, describing it as a collective responsibility rather than a partisan issue.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Congress MP&#8217;s remarks on Saturday came a day after he met Riya&#8217;s father during the Dehradun event, where the grieving parent urged him to raise the issue in Parliament so that no other family would have to endure a similar tragedy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>The Congress leader launched the nationwide &#8216;Chhatron Ki Goonj&#8217; campaign from Kota, Rajasthan, on June 17 to highlight concerns over examination irregularities and challenges faced by students.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"42\"\/>During the Dehradun programme, he also alleged that advanced technology was being used to facilitate paper leaks and claimed that 152 such incidents had occurred over the past decade without any convictions.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/neet-ug-row-rahul-gandhi-says-education-system-must-be-rebuilt-from-scratch-to-end-paper-leaks-ease-students-stress\/articleshow\/132477185.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File photo: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said India&#8217;s education system must be &#8220;rebuilt from scratch&#8221; to create a safe, student-centric environment, asserting that repeated examination paper leaks have caused irreparable pain to several families.Sharing a video [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/untitled-design-43.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"File photo: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said India&#8217;s education system must be &#8220;rebuilt from scratch&#8221; 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