The big change in India is a lot of scarcity coded things are over for the UMC and above. You have 100s of opportunities.
It does matter now for "actual" middle class and below. But shouldnt in a decade.
India is ruthless I mean if you are sick on Board exam day or JEE day it's entirely ruinous for next 10-20 yrs (exception exists)
In such cruel system cheats should get hard punishment