India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned amid student protests over the leakage of examination materials.
elchi reports that the minister admitted that irregularities were detected during the exam held on May 3.
According to him, the Indian government has launched an investigation into the matter and the date for a re-examination has been announced.
In recent days, a wave of protests has erupted in India due to the leakage of test questions, which led to the postponement of medical entrance exams from May to June.
More than 2.2 million young people participated in the exam across more than 550 cities in the country.
Protesters are holding the Education Minister responsible for what happened and are demanding his resignation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered the drafting of a bill to ensure that such cases are handled quickly in courts and that penalties for those responsible are tightened. Authorities are preparing reforms for the examination system.