NEET, UGC-NET Protests: NTA Faces Backlash As Political Parties, Student Bodies And Aspirants Hit Streets | In Pics

NEET, UGC-NET Protests:  The National Testing Agency is facing severe criticism after irregularities surfaced in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2024 exam and the UGC NET exam got cancelled after the Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre found the examination paper up for sale on Darknet. NTA's failure to conduct the exams fairly has stirred up nationwide protests with leaders of political parties, student bodies and aspirants themselves hitting the streets, demanding strict action against the masterminds of the alleged leaks and compromises.

While students and parents take the battle of their careers to the corridors of the judiciary, the main opposition party Congress has called for nationwide protests by its cadre and INDIA bloc members. Many student bodies including the All India Student Association (AISA), NSUI and others have also organised massive protests in the capital Delhi and other cities across the country.

The NEET protests were witnessed across various cities of the country, with youth coming out of their houses demanding a fair and free system of examination. Here are some glimpses of the nationwide NEET protests.

1. Aam Aadmi Party leaders Sanjay Singh and Gopal Rai, along with a large number of party cadre held a protest against the alleged paper leak of the NEET-UG 2024 exam. Both the leaders were seen burning a paper with 'NEET exam' written over it as a symbol of protest.

2. Members of AISA and other student bodies staged massive protests in New Delhi against the compromise in NEET and UGC-NET exams.

3. Protests erupted in Jammu as Congress leaders and National Students' Union of India (NSUI) supporters burned the effigies and posters of the ruling party against the alleged irregularities in the NEET and UGC NET examinations.

4. Congress workers staged a protest against the alleged irregularities in NEET 2024 exam results, at Rajiv Bhawan, in Guwahati on Friday.

5. The police and paramilitary personnel detained Delhi Congress workers during a protest over the NEET and UGC-NET exams issues, in New Delhi on Friday.

6. Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring was detained by police while protesting against the NEET exam paper leak in Chandigarh on Friday.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Friday denied the pleas seeking a stay on the NEET-UG 2024 counselling. However, the apex court issued notices to NTA, the central government and other stakeholders on the issue.