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Exams, leaks & the student movement

The NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, the Gen Z protest movement it produced, the law on exam leaks, what an affected candidate can actually do, and the reform track that followed.

The Cockroach Janta Party, explainedA parody account founded on 16 May 2026 after the Chief Justice called some unemployed youth 'cockroaches' became a movement with …12 minverified 2026-08-03
What to do if your exam is cancelled for a paper leakThere is no statutory right to a refund or compensation when a public exam is cancelled in India. What does exist: the examining b…12 minverified 2026-08-03
Exam reform after the 2026 NEET leakThe Radhakrishnan committee delivered 101 recommendations after the 2024 NEET leak. The exam leaked again in 2026. What was recomm…12 minverified 2026-08-03
Gen Z protests in South Asia, comparedSri Lanka 2022, Bangladesh 2024, Nepal 2025, India 2026. Four youth uprisings, three of which toppled a government and one of whic…12 minverified 2026-08-03
The exam economy and student mental healthAbout 2.27 million people sat NEET-UG 2026 and roughly 110,000 qualified. Behind that ratio sits a coaching industry, a migration …11 minverified 2026-08-03
The Gen Z movement over NEET paper leaks, explainedIn 2026 a leaked NEET-UG paper turned into India's first Gen Z protest movement — seven weeks at Jantar Mantar, a 26-day hunger st…14 minverified 2026-08-03
The 2026 Jantar Mantar protests: a day-by-day timelineSeven weeks of protest over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, dated: the first sit-in on 6 June, Sonam Wangchuk's 26-day hunger strike,…15 minverified 2026-08-03
The NEET-UG 2026 paper leak: what actually happenedNEET-UG 2026 was held on 3 May with about 2.27 million candidates and cancelled nine days later. How the leak was detected, what t…13 minverified 2026-08-03
The paper leak law in India, explainedThe Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act 2024 made exam leaks a cognisable, non-bailable offence. The 2026 amendme…12 minverified 2026-08-03
What the NTA is, and who holds it accountableThe National Testing Agency runs NEET-UG, JEE Main and CUET for millions of candidates a year. It is a registered society, not a s…10 minverified 2026-08-03
Why Indian exam papers keep leakingMore than 70 major paper leaks across 15 states in seven years, affecting an estimated 1.7 crore candidates. Where in the chain th…13 minverified 2026-08-03
Your rights at a student protest in IndiaArticle 19 protects peaceful assembly, and section 163 BNSS lets a magistrate prohibit it. What the police can and cannot do, what…12 minverified 2026-08-03
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