India education minister resigns over leaks
🇮🇳 INDIA — Dharmendra Pradhan has stepped down following a massive student uprising over widespread irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test. Protesters claim the resignation represents a significant victory against the central government, which has faced mounting pressure regarding the compromised integrity of national exams. The crisis has triggered nationwide demonstrations and highlighted the frustration of thousands of students whose academic futures were jeopardized by the scandal.
The resignation marks a major political setback for the administration, exposing systemic vulnerabilities in national testing and fueling opposition-led calls for governance reform.
The student-led movement gained national momentum as opposition leaders and civil society groups joined calls for accountability in the testing system.