New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Asserting that students are the architects of India's future, President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said that everyone must contribute through joint and concerted efforts to safeguard the present and future of students while noting that public examinations become gateways to opportunities for the youth.

In her Address to the Nation on the eve of Independence Day, President Murmu said the government is undertaking comprehensive steps to reform public examinations.

The remarks come in the backdrop of protests at Jantar Mantar against the NEET-UG examination leak that led to the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union Education Minister. Students are also agitating in Jharkhand over "irregularities" in recruitment tes...