Ballari, July 14 -- Hundreds of students and Youth Congress workers staged a protest at Royal Circle in Ballari on Monday, demanding the scrapping of NEET and the reinstatement of the state-level Common Entrance Test (CET) system for medical admissions. They also sought the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

According to a press release, the protest was organised under the banner of 'Vidyarthi Dhwani' as part of a statewide awareness campaign on issues concerning the education system.

Protesters expressed anger against the central government for its "failure to conduct NEET in a transparent manner."

Speaking to reporters, Youth Congress State President HS Manjunath Gowda alleged that question paper leaks and th...