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medical college entrance test, one of the country’s most competitive exams, after investigators uncovered a question paper leak.

That came on top of another scandal related to the online marking system of tests taken by nearly two million high school students.

“India deserves better administration of such crucial exams,” said 20-year-old protester Sarthak, who gave only one name.

Sapan Gyan, 52, who accompanied his sons to the protest, said that “young people... can’t have a situation where these exam systems have no credibility left.”

Environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk, 59, who has been at loggerheads with the government over demands for greater autonomy for the Himalayan region of Ladakh, said the students affected by the exam failures “have no voice, no say”.