Members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) gathered outside Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi on 19 May 2026, staging a Thali-Taali demonstration to protest the alleged NEET 2026 irregularities, the CBSE OSM controversy, and the disputed three-language policy. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The NSUI chose the symbolic Thali-Taali format — banging plates and clapping — to draw attention to what it called a NEET 2026 scam, the CBSE OSM dispute, and the contentious three-language policy, outside Shastri Bhawan on 19 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The NSUI protest centred on three demands: accountability over the alleged NEET 2026 paper irregularities, resolution of the CBSE OSM issue, and withdrawal of the disputed three-language policy — all directed at authorities housed in Shastri Bhawan. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The CBSE OSM (Open School Marks) controversy is one of the key grievances raised by NSUI at its Shastri Bhawan protest on 19 May 2026, alongside the alleged NEET 2026 irregularities and the disputed three-language policy. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The controversial three-language policy has drawn sharp criticism from student bodies including the NSUI, which cited it as a key trigger for the Thali-Taali demonstration outside Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi, on 19 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Allegations surrounding the NEET 2026 examination have drawn widespread student anger, with the NSUI demanding a transparent probe into the alleged irregularities at its Thali-Taali protest in New Delhi on 19 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
By staging the Thali-Taali protest at Shastri Bhawan — which houses key education ministries — the NSUI directly targeted the Centre's education establishment on 19 May 2026 over the alleged NEET 2026 scam and CBSE OSM row. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The National Students' Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the Indian National Congress, led the Thali-Taali agitation outside Shastri Bhawan on 19 May 2026, pressing the Centre for answers on the alleged NEET 2026 and CBSE OSM controversies. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Adopting a distinctive protest format, NSUI members banged plates (thali) and clapped (taali) outside Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi on 19 May 2026, a symbolic act aimed at amplifying their demands over the alleged NEET 2026 scam and CBSE issues. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Key facts: NSUI held a Thali-Taali protest on 19 May 2026 at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi. The three demands were: probe into alleged NEET 2026 irregularities, resolution of the CBSE OSM dispute, and rollback of the three-language policy. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The NSUI has called on the Centre to independently probe the alleged NEET 2026 irregularities, address the CBSE OSM grievance, and reconsider the three-language policy — demands it pressed through the Thali-Taali action on 19 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The NEET 2026 controversy and the CBSE OSM dispute have reignited student unrest across India, with the NSUI's Thali-Taali protest in New Delhi on 19 May 2026 reflecting broader anxiety over examination integrity and education policy. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
With the Thali-Taali agitation at Shastri Bhawan on 19 May 2026, the NSUI added to mounting pressure on the Centre to address the alleged NEET 2026 scam, the CBSE OSM controversy, and opposition to the three-language policy. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The NSUI's Thali-Taali demonstration outside Shastri Bhawan on 19 May 2026 signals that student bodies are prepared to sustain pressure on the Centre over the alleged NEET 2026 irregularities, CBSE OSM dispute, and the three-language policy row. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
The NSUI's Thali-Taali protest at Shastri Bhawan on 19 May 2026 concluded with members reiterating their call for a fair and transparent education system — free from alleged examination fraud, administrative disputes, and divisive language policies. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)