Anxious over scoring less in NEET, Tamil Nadu MBBS aspirant allegedly commits suicide by consuming pesticide
Speaking about her death, the aspirant's brother said "She didn’t clear NEET last year and was heartbroken. ... She wanted to study MBBS and went for coaching but couldn’t clear (the exam). Then she joined a NEET coaching centre in Athur. She had complained that she couldn’t understand and was afraid that she would score less.";
Chennai: Anxious over scoring less in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET), an MBBS aspirant allegedly committed suicide after consuming pesticide on Monday in Tamil Nadu's Kallakrurichi.
The girl's medical studies presented a difficult obstacle for her, resulting in mental stress. The deceased was rushed to Kallakurichi Government Hospital and later transported to Salem Government Hospital where she died during treatment on Monday.
A resident of Eravar village in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district, the aspirant was a student preparing for NEET-UG at a coaching institute in Arthur after facing an unsuccessful attempt at clearing the exam for the first time.
After failing the first attempt, the girl joined the coaching institute in Arthur in the hope of passing the exam on the second attempt. However, she still found it challenging to understand the medical studies and felt anxious about the prospect of failing again.
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