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Students protest in Delhi to

demand scrapping of NTA,
autonomy in entrance exams
Anmol Nath BaliNew Delhi,UPDATED: Jun 27, 2024 02:43
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Reinstatement of the National Eligibility cum

Entrance Test (NEET) and the resignation of
Union Education Minister Dharmendra
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Pradhan were also among the demands of

the protesting students.

Protestors at Delhi's Jantar Mantar demanded the

scrapping of the NTA, the reinstatement of the NEET
among others.
Students from various left-wing organisations gathered at

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Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Wednesday to protest against

the National Testing Agency (NTA) in the wake of the
recent NEET-UG paper leak.
The protestors demanded the scrapping of the NTA, the
reinstatement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
(NEET), the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra
Pradhan, and the return of autonomy to universities and
colleges to conduct their own entrance exams.
Prominent educator and Delhi University Professor
Vijender Chauhan joined the students in their protest,
lending his support to their cause. In an exclusive
interview with India Today/AajTak, Professor Chauhan
highlighted two major issues with the NTA's current
operations.
He first pointed out that the NTA was not provided with
sufficient resources to effectively manage exams on such
a large scale.

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"Conducting entrance exams at this level is akin to

conducting elections", he remarked, questioning why the
responsibility was taken away from the Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE).
Secondly, Professor Chauhan expressed concerns about
political interference in the hiring processes within the
NTA, which he believes negatively impacts students.
"When political interference is done in hiring, students pay
the cost", he rued.
Furthermore, Professor Chauhan advocated for the
reinstatement of NEET, citing numerous irregularities that
have plagued the current system.
He emphasised that when education becomes
synonymous with examination, its true meaning is lost,
turning education into a high-stakes endeavour rather than
a learning journey.
The students' protest underscores a growing

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dissatisfaction with the centralised exam system managed

by the NTA and calls for a return to decentralised,
autonomous examination processes.
The protestors and their supporters hoped that their voices
would bring about the changes they deem necessary for a
fair and effective education system.
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