YEREVAN. – The applicants who were not admitted to Armenia’s universities and their parents are currently heading from the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports toward the Central Police Department in Yerevan, where two apprehended protesters have been taken to.

The Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent at the scene reports that after the sit-in by these demonstrators, special police forces apprehended Masis Babalyan, the parent of an applicant who was not admitted to any university, and Hovhannes Harutyunyan, a protester, and took them to the aforesaid police precinct.

Applicants and their parents, chanting "We will prevail," stood in front of the government building for a minute and applauded. "The government must listen to us," they added.

To note, these applicants who were not admitted to universities and their parents are protesting, complaining about the results of the university entrance exams and the new approach of the education department. Accordingly, numerous applicants with lower scores were accepted to universities, whereas many applicants with higher scores were not accepted, as the applicants’ selected profession was underscored this year, and therefore priority was given to those who selected a given profession as their first choice, rather than to those with high scores in any subject.