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'Emotionally shattered, under immense mental stress': How NEET-UG paper leak took lives of these aspirants
NEET-UG 2026 was cancelled after a paper leak, affecting over 22 lakh students. A NEET aspirant in Sikar, Rajasthan, reportedly died by suicide on May 15, and the event is part of a sequence leading to a scheduled June 21 re-exam. The incident highlights the mental health impact of exam disruptions on aspirants.
Why It Matters
The timeline underscores the human cost of exam disruptions and raises questions about safeguarding students’ mental health and the handling of large-scale exam irregularities.
Timeline
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NEET-UG 2026 cancellation after paper leak; re-exam announced
May 16, 2026
The National Testing Agency cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination after a paper leak, affecting over 22 lakh students. Three aspirants are reported to have died by suicide in the aftermath. A re-examination is scheduled for June 21.
Sikar NEET aspirant dies by suicide
May 15, 2026
In Sikar, Rajasthan, a NEET aspirant living in a rented room with his two sisters reportedly died by suicide. Police said he hanged himself using his sister’s scarf while one sister was attending coaching and another was in the bathroom. His elder sister found him and notified the landlord and police. He was from Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu district’s Gudha Gaudji area, and his father told police the exam had gone well and the family expected him to score around 650 marks in NEET-UG 2026.