Failed Third Attempt, NEET Aspirant commits Suicide by Jumping In Front of Train in Rajasthan
Jaipur: In a tragic incident, a NEET aspirant committed suicide by jumping in front of a train in Dausa soon after the exam results were declared yesterday evening.
Speaking to IANS, the police said that the deceased aspirant went out on Tuesday evening after informing his parents that he was going to the emitra centre and did not return home. The parents lodged a complaint at the police station.
A few hours later, they were informed of a body being found on the railway tracks. Police station in-charge Sohan Lal said that a body was found on the tracks near a railway overbridge on the Agra-Jaipur highway. It was identified as that of the aspirant. The deceased had appeared for the NEET exam and the result was announced on Tuesday evening.
The candidate had appeared for the exam for the third time and flunked it again, leading to his suicide, said officials. His body was handed over to his family members on Wednesday.
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NTA conducted the (NEET-UG) for more than 24 lakh candidates at 4750 different Centres located in 571 Cities throughout the country including 14 Cities outside India on 05 May 2024 (Sunday) from 02:00 P.M. to 05:20 P.M.(IST). The Examination was conducted in 13 languages (Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu). The examination was also conducted in 14 cities outside the country Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Bangkok, Colombo, Doha, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait City, Lagos, Manama, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, and Singapore.
NTA released the NEET scorecard yesterday i.e. on June 4, 2024. A record 24.06 lakh candidates had registered for NEET this year. The passing percentage is almost the same as last year at 56.2 percent.
The results of NEET-UG 2024 shocked many as altogether 67 candidates secured the All India Rank 1 in the examination. Moreover, soon after the reports of a large number of students securing full marks i.e. 720 marks in the exam came to light, the allegations of the NEET paper leak scam started circulating on the social media platforms.
