National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET

National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters celebrate after the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, July 25, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

How is India reforming its public exam system after massive youth protests?

India cancelled the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), the country's undergraduate medical school entrance exam, after its question papers were leaked, forcing about 2 million...

To be headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, PM Modi said the task force was another step aimed at securing the future of the nation’s students and making India’s education system more “reliable, transparent” and technology-driven. Photo: X/@NandanNilekani

Modi forms high-level task force on exam reforms after minister's resignation

Habibunnisa, mother of Sheikh Sana, 19, an aspirant doctor who took her own life before the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam retest, shows a picture of her daughter at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest site, a day after thousands of protesters marched toward parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, July 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

'The fear killed her': How an exam scandal in India sparked a student uprising

Two men pose with smartphones in front of a screen showing the Telegram logo in this picture illustration taken in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina November 18, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo

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