YEREVAN. – The applicants who were not admitted to Armenia’s universities and their parents on Monday marched toward and arrived at the Central Police Department in Yerevan, where two apprehended protesters had been taken to.

Earlier in the day, these applicants and their parents gathered in front of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, and demanded a meeting with Minister Arayik Harutyunyan. The minister, however, did not come down from the ministry building for a meeting, after which the protesters blocked the street across and staged a sit-in.

Subsequently, the special police forces apprehended several protesters.

And the other demonstrators decided to march toward the aforementioned police precinct to demand the release of those who were apprehended.

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.