China's Gaokao Tops World's Largest Exams; India's NEET UG Ranks Fifth
A recent State Bank of India (SBI) report ranks China's Gaokao as the world's largest exam with 12.9 million candidates, followed by Brazil's ENEM and China's Guokao civil-service exam. India's NEET UG ranks fifth globally with around 2.5 million applicants. The report compares major international exams and highlights Gaokao's extensive security and organizational measures. It also includes data on other Indian exams like UPSC CSE, JEE Main, and UGC NET, suggesting lessons for India's examination system amid ongoing concerns about exam security.
First-hand measurement across 4 sources
We measured how 4 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 50%, Centre 50%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (52/100). Lens Score 55/100.
Outlets measured: news18, indiatoday, moneycontrol, indianexpress. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–55/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indianexpress broke this story on 1 Oct, 05:04 am. Other outlets followed.