Left-affiliated student unions staged protests in Hyderabad against the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and police lathi-charge in Delhi. Traffic was disrupted, schools and colleges shut down, and demands included Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, abolition of NTA, compensation for affected students, and withdrawal of the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025.
Protests by Students Federation of India and All India Students Federation near the Telangana Assembly led to detentions as activists demanded release of scholarships, fee dues, increased education budget and opposed NEP implementation amid clashes with police
Students of University of Hyderabad were detained by Telangana Police ahead of an SFI ‘Chalo Assembly’ protest. Activists alleged police overreach in hostels and demanded release of pending TS-EPASS scholarships amid ongoing budget session tensions
