YEREVAN. – The applicants who were not admitted to Armenia’s universities on Tuesday presented a Bible to Arayik Harutyunyan, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports.

"The minister has sent me to pick up the gift from the applicants," Gohar Mamikonyan, the minister's adviser, told the protesters, adding that the minister accepts this gift and, as a faithful, is very grateful.

And asked whether the minister would compromise on this issue, the adviser said that during the interview on Monday, the minister had reflected on these complaints in detail, and that the situation was very clear.

To note, the aforesaid applicants 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.