Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) an online political movement has announced a peaceful protest in Amritsar on June 13 as part of its ongoing nationwide campaign on examination-related issues and according to the organisation the protest campaign began with a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and the group is demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET-UG paper leak issue and alleged irregularities in CBSE's On-Screen Marking (OSM) system.
CJP said that the Amritsar protest is part of a larger protest schedule being conducted across different cities in the country and after Amritsar the campaign will continue in Hyderabad, Bangalore and Jaipur before concluding in New Delhi on June 20 and the organisation stated that all its protests are being conducted in a peaceful and constitutional manner and along with the protest campaign CJP has also released an examination reform manifesto called "Roachmap" which outlines several demands related to examinations, evaluation systems and student welfare.
One of the key demands of the group is compensation for students affected by cancelled, leaked or delayed examinations and according to CJP students spend money on travel, accommodation, coaching, study material and preparation for exams and the organisation has proposed financial compensation of ₹10,000 for students whose examinations are disrupted. It has also demanded an additional compensation of ₹10,000 per month if examination results are delayed by more than one month.
Another major demand is the introduction of a mandatory backup examination date. CJP has proposed that every major examination should have a pre-planned backup date and contingency plan and according to the organisation if an examination is cancelled, leaked or disrupted authorities should be prepared to conduct a re-examination within 72 hours.
The group has also called for paper-based evaluation of paper examinations. CJP stated that paper exams should continue to be checked through a manual process until all schools and examination centres have access to reliable technological infrastructure and the organisation said that this would help ensure transparency in evaluation process.
In addition, CJP has demanded automatic age-limit extensions for candidates affected by delays in examinations or results. The organisation said that students should not lose employment opportunities because of administrative delays and that the duration of any delay should be added to the eligibility age limit.
The fifth demand in Roachmap relates to computer-based examinations. CJP has called for independent third-party audits of examination centres at least seven days before an exams and according to the organisation, hardware, software, internet connectivity and infrastructure should be tested in advance, and any centre that fails the audit should be replaced immediately.
The protest in Amritsar is part of CJP's wider effort to raise awareness about these issues and seek examination reforms across country.