Afraid of failing 3rd NEET attempt, TN MBBS aspirant ends life
Coimbatore: Apprehensive over the outcome of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), a 20-year old MBBS aspirant allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticide on Friday in the district.
This is the fifth NEET-related death in the state this year. Around the time the exam was held on September 12, three aspirants took their lives within five days.
PTI reports that the medical aspirant from Sangarayapuram had appeared for the entrance exam held in September for the third time, results of which are expected in a couple of days.
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According to police, the youth had taken up the test in 2019 and 2020, but could not clear. So he tried his luck for the third time this year.
After completing his schooling two years ago, he took the NEET in 2019 and scored 128. However, as he wanted to secure a seat in the AIIMS, he aimed to score high and took the test again in 2020. Though he scored 250 in that attempt, the cutoff mark for entry into AIIMS was higher at that time. He again gave the test a try in 2021 and hoped to get sufficient score enough to make it to AIIMS, the police told The New Indian Express.
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