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NEET leak, protests expose India’s education-job crisis
Student protests over the NEET paper leak have spread from Delhi's Jantar Mantar to Jharkhand, driven by anger over exam fraud and joblessness. The Hans India reports that over two million students…
The Story in Brief
Student protests over the NEET paper leak have spread from Delhi's Jantar Mantar to Jharkhand, driven by anger over exam fraud and joblessness. The Hans India reports that over two million students faced uncertainty, and the Congress claims the leak forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation. In an interview with The News Minute, former education secretary R. Subrahmanyam warned that structural reforms, not just compensation, are needed, pointing to chronic problems in how India conducts exams and recruits. The protests have now moved to recruitment exams, reflecting a deeper anxiety about the future.
The Indian Opinion
The Congress narrative blames twelve years of BJP rule alone for the education crisis, while the government dismisses the protests as opposition-orchestrated. The truth is messier: exam leaks and job shortages predate both, and the former education secretary points to decades of structural neglect. Neither side is offering a reform roadmap. The real test is whether the Centre will conduct the NEET re-exam on time and prosecute the leak culprits transparently.
Sources (2): thehansindia.com, thenewsminute.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
