To understand the problem with public examinations we need to understand the different objectives they serve and how they interact and conflict with each other.
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'After toiling in the field and selling vegetables in the local market, we don't make more than Rs 1,500 a week.' 'That is just enough for the five of us to survive.' 'My family cannot afford to pay for private coaching for IIT-JEE.'
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