Gathered in front of the Ministry of Education building

Candidates who participated in the ACECR Quality Assessment Exam. Gathered in front of the Ministry of Education building in Tehran.

Protesters traveled from various provinces to voice their outrage over what they claim was a sudden and unjustified increase in the passing threshold and score manipulation that left many qualified candidates out of contention.

The demonstrators accused the authorities of “engineering” the results, suggesting that the scoring system was deliberately altered to limit the number of successful applicants. They argue that the opaque changes undermined the credibility of the examination process and violated principles of fairness and merit.