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Some loopholes in education reforms need to be plugged

Two recent moves by the government in the field of higher education deserve scrutiny. The first is the announcement of reforms to major entrance examinations, including the Joint Entrance Examination to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT-JEE). Some major changes have been planned in order to make the experience less traumatic for the aspirants. One big improvement is to hold the examinations twice a year instead of just once. This reduces the chance of "losing a year" in case of a bad result and increases the flexibility on offer to students. It is also easy to understand the motivation of