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Leaked questions for admissions in India, cancelled exams, 21 students commit suicide
Croatia🏛️ PoliticsProgressive5 hr. ago

Leaked questions for admissions in India, cancelled exams, 21 students commit suicide

A 17-year-old medical aspirant named Kahaan Patel jumped to his death from the sixth floor of his family's residence in Ahmedabad three days before the rescheduled NEET exam for medicine in India. The tragedy occurred after the national entrance exam was canceled due to leaked questions, forcing nearly two million candidates to retake the test. His suicide has become a focal point of mass protests by young people across India, demanding accountability for repeated organizational failures. The scandal led to the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, though families continue to grapple with the tragic consequences. Kahaan had moved with his family to Gujarat for better education, balanced schoolwork with hobbies like football and guitar, and recently obtained a visa to visit Disneyland in the US. Despite passing a mock exam and receiving encouragement from his father, he became overwhelmed by the revelation that the exam questions were again leaked.

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Leaked questions for admissions in India, cancelled exams, 21 students commit suicide

A 17-year-old medical aspirant named Kahaan Patel jumped to his death from the sixth floor of his family's residence in Ahmedabad three days before the rescheduled NEET exam for medicine in India. The tragedy occurred after the national entrance exam was canceled due to leaked questions, forcing nearly two million candidates to retake the test. His suicide has become a focal point of mass protests by young people across India, demanding accountability for repeated organizational failures. The scandal led to the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, though families continue to grapple with the tragic consequences. Kahaan had moved with his family to Gujarat for better education, balanced schoolwork with hobbies like football and guitar, and recently obtained a visa to visit Disneyland in the US. Despite passing a mock exam and receiving encouragement from his father, he became overwhelmed by the revelation that the exam questions were again leaked.

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