'Betrayal' after years of sacrifice: The young victims of India's exam leak scandal
After years of studying and costly coaching classes, the 20-year-old believed she had finally done enough to win a coveted seat at a government medical school. Then came news that the question paper of the medical entrance examination she sat for had been leaked, and a retest was ordered. She was among at least 20 students who reportedly took their own lives after the incident, according to local media and activists.
- ▪After years of studying and costly coaching classes, the 20-year-old believed she had finally done enough to win a coveted seat at a government medical school.
- ▪Then came news that the question paper of the medical entrance examination she sat for had been leaked, and a retest was ordered.
- ▪She was among at least 20 students who reportedly took their own lives after the incident, according to local media and activists.
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'Betrayal' after years of sacrifice: The young victims of India's exam leak scandal AFP Published July 25, 2026 Email Your Name*Recipient Email*Cancel 0 Demonstrators hold placards during a protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on July 24, 2026 in solidarity with the ongoing agitation at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). — AFP Supporters of India's Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) attend the ongoing protest, days after thousands of protesters marched towards parliament demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examination paper leaks, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India…
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