On Friday, the Congress-affiliated National Students` Union of India attempted to mirror their counterparts in Delhi by storming the National Testing Agency`s (NTA) office in Mumbai to protest the mismanagement of NEET exams. However, their plans hit a snag when they found out the targeted office in Andheri East, on the second floor of the Employees State Insurance Corporation`s (ESIC) building, actually stood for the National Training Academy, ESIC`s internal centre for its employees.

The protest was scheduled for 12.30 pm. Police were deployed, with a few patrolling the area outside the entry gate and the lane adjoining the office building, while a couple provided security for officials inside the training academy. "We stood around the office for about two hours before their arrival," said one of the MIDC police personnel.