The next education reform should be written by citizens

Cockroach Janta Party's protest at Jantar Mantar on July 25. Written by: Avani Bansal 4 min readJul 28, 2026 01:41 PM IST First published on: Jul 28, 2026 at 01:41 PM IST Every week, India witnesses another institutional failure. An examination paper is leaked. A recruitment process comes under suspicion. A university appointment triggers controversy. Students take to the streets demanding accountability. Journalists investigate. Lawyers approach the courts. Citizens speak out. Democracies depend on these acts of participation, and every one of them matters. But every successful protest should also leave us with one uncomfortable question: What comes after accountability? Now that the Education Minister has resigned, what comes after this? Would paper leaks disappear? Would recruitment sud