- Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned amid widespread student protests over NEET paper leaks, leading the Cockroach Janta Party to end their 36-day protest at Jantar Mantar.
- The government agreed to provide ₹1 crore compensation to families of students who died by suicide due to the leaks and to withdraw FIRs against protesters.
- Pralhad Joshi was appointed as the new Education Minister after President Murmu accepted the resignation.
- Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi called for the Prime Minister to apologize and hold accountable those who assaulted protesters.
- Three police officials were injured during stone-throwing near the protest site, leading to a brief lathi-charge.
- The government viewed Pradhan's resignation as necessary to quell protests spreading across the country.