Institutional development · Digital transformation, data and AI · India
IIIT Hyderabad academic says AI exam assembly stops leaks only with encrypted delivery
Prof Praveen Garimella of IIIT Hyderabad argues that AI-assembled papers prevent distribution leaks only if physical shipping gives way to encrypted transmission on exam morning.
Why it matters: Bodies running Indian exams that consider AI-assembled papers face his stated conditions: encrypted delivery on exam morning and an expert-built, pre-verified question bank.
Prof Praveen Garimella, co-leader of the Centre for Educational Technology and Learning Sciences (CETLS) at IIIT Hyderabad, said most exam leaks in India occur during distribution, days before the test.
He said assembling papers with AI at the last minute stops distribution leaks only if encrypted digital transmission on exam morning replaces physical shipping.
He warned against having algorithms generate entirely new questions on exam day, saying this risks factual errors and ambiguous answer options.
Instead, he proposed that AI help experts build a pre-verified question bank from which papers are assembled shortly before the test, an approach he said keeps human review practical at scale.
Editor’s view
Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
For exam bodies in India, Prof Garimella's account means that if AI is used to assemble papers at the last minute, it reduces distribution leaks only when physical shipping is replaced by encrypted digital transmission and questions come from an expert-verified bank.
