Students told to fete ‘NEET Champions’ amid paper leak protests; triggers backlash
HT has seen the contents of the mails sent on Wednesday and Thursday.The education ministry did not respond to HT’s request for a comment on the development.“I received the email at 11.37 pm on July 22, and I was shocked as to why the ministry of education would mail me... The email is on NEET, which isn’t directly related to me or the course I am pursuing right now,” said a fourth-year Bachelor of Arts student at Delhi University, declining to be named. It feels like part of a script to project that everything is normal,” the student said, requesting anonymity.Puranjai, a PhD scholar at JNU and student activist with the Democratic Students’ Federation, said he received the email at 1.01 pm on July 22.“I don’t recall receiving such emails before.
- ▪HT has seen the contents of the mails sent on Wednesday and Thursday.The education ministry did not respond to HT’s request for a comment on the development.“I received the email at 11.37 pm on July 22, and I was shocked as to why the minis
- ▪The email is on NEET, which isn’t directly related to me or the course I am pursuing right now,” said a fourth-year Bachelor of Arts student at Delhi University, declining to be named.
- ▪It feels like part of a script to project that everything is normal,” the student said, requesting anonymity.Puranjai, a PhD scholar at JNU and student activist with the Democratic Students’ Federation, said he received the email at 1.01 pm
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HomeNextStudents told to fete ‘NEET Champions’ amid paper leak protests; triggers backlashThe emails feature individual posters of NEET-UG 2026 qualifiers hailing from rural and economically disadvantaged groups highlighting their personal journeys.Updated on: Jul 24, 2026, 10:10:41 ISTBy Sanjay Maurya, Gargi ShuklaPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link New Delhi: The Union education ministry has sent emails to thousands of students enrolled in central universities — including Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia — asking them to “join in congratulating our NEET Champions” by sharing posters of successful NEET-UG 2026 aspirants.
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