印度国家医学入学考试（NEET）因试卷泄露事件被取消并重新安排，随后至少21名学生因绝望而自杀身亡[1]。这场教育危机引发了广泛社会反响，最终导致教育部长达摩德拉·普拉丹于2024年7月25日辞职[1]。
17岁的卡汉·帕特尔和23岁的普拉迪普·库马尔是这场悲剧中的两个典型案例[1]。普拉迪普于2024年5月15日自杀身亡[1]，他在参加5月3日的考试后曾对父亲说："这次我的录取是有保障的。"[1]他的父亲为了供他参加教练培训，借贷超过100万卢比（约合10,480美元或7,804英镑）[1]。卡汉在考试后一度感到欣喜，对父亲表示"我很高兴。我感到自由、放松。"[1]但在得知考试重考的消息后失去了希望，最终于2024年6月18日从公寓六楼跳下自杀[1]。
学生的死亡事件引发了社会不满，2024年7月份在德里发生了大规模青年抗议活动[1]，警方在7月20日采取了行动[1]。
A widespread cheating scandal surrounding India's National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) has led to at least 21 student deaths by suicide, prompting massive youth protests and the resignation of the education minister [1]. The crisis unfolded after the medical entrance exam's question paper was leaked, forcing authorities to cancel and reschedule the test, leaving thousands of aspirants devastated by the prospect of retaking the high-stakes examination [1].
Among those who took their own lives were 17-year-old Kahan Patel and 23-year-old Pradip Kumar, both of whom lost hope upon learning the exam would be repeated [1]. Patel jumped from the sixth floor of an apartment building on June 18, 2024, just weeks after completing the original test on May 3, when he had told his father, "Dad, I'm so happy. I feel free, relaxed" [1]. Kumar, whose father had borrowed over one million rupees ($10,480; £7,804) to fund his coaching classes, died by suicide on May 15 after assuring his family, "This time my admission is guaranteed" [1]. The mounting toll of student deaths sparked large-scale protests by youth in Delhi in July 2024, with police action recorded on July 20 [1]. The escalating crisis ultimately forced Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign on July 25, 2024 [1].