NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will launch a series of large student conventions across the country beginning June 17, Congress general secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said.The outreach programme is aimed at bringing together students, aspirants, youth organisations and educators affected by examination-related controversies in the country.Venugopal said that Gandhi would begin the campaign in Kota on June 17, followed by conventions in Allahabad on July 10, Patna on July 11 and Delhi on July 14.
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NEET paper leak
The conventions come amid controversy surrounding the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2026, which was cancelled by the National Testing Agency (NTA) after investigators found evidence that questions similar to those appearing in the medical entrance examination had been circulated before the test.The examination, conducted on May 3, affected nearly 23 lakh candidates. The Union government subsequently handed over the probe to the CBI, while NTA said that the exam would now be conducted on June 21.
CBSE discrepancies
The campaign also comes against the backdrop of concerns raised over cybersecurity vulnerabilities in Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) digital evaluation ecosystem. The board acknowledged vulnerabilities in the OnMark portal of its service provider and said cybersecurity experts from government agencies and Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) had been deployed to strengthen the system.CBSE said it had contained the vulnerabilities identified in the portal and thanked ethical hackers and members of the public who brought the issues to its notice. The board has maintained that its live evaluation platform was not compromised and investigators found no evidence of student records being leaked or misused.Opposition leaders have repeatedly raised issues related to examination conduct, paper leaks and digital security in educational systems, with the upcoming conventions expected to focus on concerns raised by students and aspirants across the country.
