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Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) will award around 50,000 engineering and management degrees using blockchain technology. The system enhances security, prevents fraud, and streamlines degree issuance, supporting institutional credibility and student trust, and allows secure access to print, and validate degrees.

India’s entrance test system for jobs and professional courses fuels intense competition and corruption. The limited availability of seats for medical courses drives a booming coaching industry and immense pressure on students—30% report mental health issues. Rising unemployment (37% in June 2024) and declining youth economic participation (37%) further expose flaws in the centralized education system, with private schooling contributing to inequality.

A study on the effect of corruption on human capital development through public investments revealed that corruption is a factor that hinders the development of human capital because it reduces educational expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product and negatively influences investment in human capital, thus, contributing to reduced economic growth. "Education can take a real hit in an environment where politicians are corrupt. In a corrupt environment, skills are not put to envy (…) but, rather, individual relationships [are]”.