Members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) protested outside the National Testing Agency office in New Delhi to demand a ban on the agency [1, 2].
The demonstration highlights growing distrust in India's centralized testing systems. Allegations of paper leaks in high-stakes medical entrance exams can jeopardize the academic futures of thousands of students and undermine the perceived meritocracy of the healthcare admission process.
Protesters blocked the entrance to the NTA office as part of a high-intensity demonstration [1, 2]. The activists are calling for the immediate banning of the agency following allegations that the NEET-UG 2026 [2] examination paper was leaked.
Beyond the demand for a ban, the group is seeking a comprehensive investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) [1, 2]. NSUI members said the integrity of the examination process has been compromised, necessitating a top-tier federal probe to uncover the source of the leak.
Similar protests have occurred in the past, but the scale of the current disruption in New Delhi reflects the urgency felt by the student body. The NTA is responsible for conducting several of India's largest competitive exams, and its failure to secure test materials would represent a significant systemic collapse — one that the protesters said cannot be ignored.
Security forces were present at the scene as the crowd gathered with banners to voice their grievances [1, 2]. The protesters remained at the site, blocking access to the facility to ensure their demands reached the agency's leadership.
“NSUI members protested outside the NTA office in New Delhi”
The demand for a CBI investigation indicates that students no longer trust the NTA to conduct internal audits of its own security failures. If the 2026 NEET-UG leak is verified, it may force the Indian government to either overhaul the NTA's operational structure or transition back to a more decentralized testing model to prevent single-point failures in exam security.
