[Correspondence] A system under transformation, not collapse

The World Report1 by Dinesh C Sharma on the corruption scandal in Indian medical education brings to attention a serious episode involving regulatory malpractice that is currently under investigation by India's Central Bureau of Investigation. Allegations of bribery, misuse of inspection schedules, and deployment of ghost faculty in a few institutions rightly raise concern. Such incidents should be met with transparency, firm accountability, and structural introspection. However, it is essential to distinguish between a breach in regulatory integrity and a collapse of educational credibility.