Protests over NEET paper leak intensify nationwide
Nationwide protests in India have intensified over the NEET medical entrance exam paper leak, with student groups and political parties demanding the resignation of the Union Education Minister. Demonstrations have led to clashes with police in multiple states.
Why it matters
The NEET controversy represents a major challenge to the government's credibility regarding educational integrity and youth employment prospects.
What began as a protest at Jantar Mantar against the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak over a month ago snowballed into a nationwide agitation on Thursday (July 23, 2026), with student outfits, civil society groups and political parties hitting the streets and demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, while criticising the police crackdown on protesters in Delhi.
In Chennai, the protests sought the scrapping of NEET. Amid the ongoing agitation by the Cockroach Janta Party-Tamil Nadu and the All India Student Federation (AISF) at the Communist Party of India office, the Neelam Student Movement also organised a demonstration. The Democratic Youth Federation of India, the Student Federation of India (SFI), and over 500 students of New College at Royapettah in the heart of the city joined the cause.
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