Let us make entrance exam regime simple.
(May 29, 2004)

It is a sad fact that several of these entrance examinations are not based on proper scientific and rational testing procedures. The chief utility of these tests seems to be as a rough-and-ready tool for distributing ranks among lakhs of student applicants each year. Largely because of this reason, a typical student's performance in the Intermediate Board exam or even an EAMCET-type entrance exam generally has little correlation with his/her academic performance in later engineering/graduate-level courses.

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Need of the hour : A more scientific selection exam
(May 22, 2004)

A candidate's performance in a span of just a few hours decides his/her future. For the qualifiers the dooors to their dreams open up, while the unsuccessful ones wait for the next chance. Without doubt, this exam is one of the toughest and demanding, says Dr.Jayaprakash Narayan

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On Psephological Pscripts and Pshifts
(May 15, 2004)

There is no national verdict in India. What we have is an agglomeration of state and regional verdicts. Across India, the voters generally do not favour one particular party over the other; their choice differs sharply with the state and the region, says Dr.Dr.Jayaprakash Narayan.

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Let us Put institutions back on their tracks
(May 08, 2004)

Elections are about exercising choice not merely about which party should govern, but also aboiut prioritising the various options that are available for the wll-being of society. But often such prioritisation takes a back seat as emotions playa predominant role or the concerns/isssues that matter to the people do not come on the centrestage, says Dr.Jayaprakash Narayan

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States role in providing public services
(May 01, 2004)

The scope and quality of state-provided services bear little relation to the issue of resource scarcity. Our governments spend more than 1800 crore rupees of taxpayers' money, in our name,e ach and every day! Hd these public resources been appropriately deployed, significant improvements could have been made in the service delivery by the government saysDr.Jayaprakash Narayan

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