The Prime Minister's Independence Day address reflects the flavour of the season, but the larger question is whether youth discontent will be viewed merely as an issue of jobs, education and technology, or whether the government is willing to understand it as a deeper demand for accountability and responsiveness
For a country marked by diverse educational systems and stark regional disparities, a one-size-fits-all approach like NEET may be neither effective nor equitable
The cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 examination following paper leak exposes the deepening rot in India’s examination system and proves that no lessons have been learned from past crises
Bharat Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi and Student Islamic Organisation staged separate protests in Hyderabad against the alleged NEET paper leak. The student groups demanded a transparent Supreme Court-monitored investigation and criticised the Centre and NTA over alleged examination irregularities.
He demanded to know why the NDA government was callous on a such a sensitive and important matter that affects lakhs of students and their families who have taken the NEET examination.