Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday was assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of Education after President Droupadi Murmu accepted the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan from the Union Council of Ministers amid widespread student-led protests across the country over the alleged National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak, news agency ANI reported.

Pradhan's resignation was accepted with immediate effect, and Joshi will continue to hold his existing portfolios while also overseeing the Education Ministry.