As the government is gearing up for upcoming NEET re-exam on all fronts, ahead of exams two more aspirants apparently due to intense academic pressure have died by committing suicide in separate incidents at Dehradun and Sikar in Rajasthan.
In Dehradun, 23-year-old woman, who was preparing for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her Patel Nagar residence here, police said on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Riya Kumari.
According to officials, the Patel Nagar police station received information regarding the incident in the afternoon. Preliminary inquiries revealed that the woman lived with her parents. She used to study at night and usually woke up late, Circle Officer (CO), Sadar, Ankit Kandari said. The incident came to light when her mother went to call her for lunch. As she did not open the door, her mother alerted her father. The family then opened the door and found her hanging.Police have found a suicide note from the spot.
"In the note, the woman expressed affection for her father and said no one was to be blamed for her death, attributing the decision to her own perceived incompetence," Kandari said, adding that frustration over a lack of success in her studies appears to be the primary reason behind the extreme step. Police have conducted the inquest proceedings and a probe is underway, the officer said.
Meanwhile, in a tragic reminder of the crushing academic pressure faced by competitive exam aspirants in Rajasthan, a 22-year-old NEET candidate allegedly died by suicide in Sikar, police said on Tuesday.The deceased student, identified as Umesh, was living in a private residential complex to prepare for the medical entrance examination. According to law enforcement officials, Umesh used a 'chunni' to hang himself from the ceiling.
Upon receiving information, a Udyog Nagar police team reached the spot and recovered a suicide note from the room, in which the victim wrote, "I am going very far away, I don't know where I am going... Sorry." The police have handed over the body to the family members following a post-mortem examination.A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway to determine the circumstances leading to the incident.
This comes just a day before Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's scheduled visit to the neighbouring coaching hub of Kota on June 17.Gandhi is slated to participate in a high-profile interactive program explicitly dedicated to addressing the country's worsening student suicide crisis and the compounding anxieties gripping young aspirants.
The NEET-UG 2026 re-examination will be conducted on June 21, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM IST. The National Testing Agency (NTA) scheduled the retest following the cancellation of the May 3 exam due to paper leak controversies.
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