NEET-UG paper leak: Protests continue for 2nd day in row, NSUI, ABVP members take to streets
A day after the NTA axed the exam due to paper leak allegations, protesters flared in the national capital
Protesters could be seen climbing up the barriers and raising slogans. (Photo: Screengrab from Express Video) Delhi continued to witness protests for the second day in a row on Wednesday over the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 exam over paper leak. Members of student outfits — Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and National Students’ Union of India — held demonstrations in different parts.
While hundreds of ABVP members raised slogans outside the National Testing Agency (NTA) office in the city, NSUI members staged a protest outside the residence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, demanded his resignation and condemned the ruling BJP over repeated incidents of paper leaks.
In a statement, the NSUI described the government’s decision to cancel the examination and order a CBI inquiry as “a victory of student power and the voice of lakhs of aspirants across the country”. “If the examination system was fair, the government would not have been forced to cancel the exam and order a CBI probe,” the statement read.
“This is not just a paper leak… this is the murder of dreams of 22 lakh students. Dharmendra Pradhan has completely failed as Education Minister. The entire country is asking one question today — how many times will students suffer because of BJP’s corrupt system? Pradhan must resign immediately,” NSUI National President Vinod Jakhar said.
Meanwhile, the ABVP also demanded a fair and time-bound probe by Central agencies into the alleged paper leak and examination irregularities, saying any compromise with the sanctity of entrance examinations was unacceptable.
During the demonstration, ABVP member Surya Pratap Singh said, “My friend gave the exam. My younger brother also took it. He was studying in Kota… he came home hearing the paper was leaked and now he has to go back there again.”
One of the protesters, Prem Parashar, an ABVP member pursuing LLB from Delhi University’s Faculty of Law, said the NTA was created so that students’ examinations could be conducted smoothly. “… Whoever is responsible for this fraud and corruption should be removed. Our demand from the government is that the NTA should be thoroughly investigated.”
Soon after the announcement of NEET cancellation on Tuesday, student organisations had staged demonstrations outside Shastri Bhawan in Delhi amid heavy police deployment.
In a statement, the NTA had said the decision had been taken “on the basis of inputs subsequently examined in coordination with the Central agencies, and the investigative findings shared by law enforcement agencies”.
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