NEET Aspirant Dies After Checking Likely Score From NTA Answer Sheets

Overview

• An 18-year-old student identified as Danvita allegedly jumped from the 16th floor of Tower A2 at SRS Royal Hills Society in Faridabad after calculating a probable NEET-UG score from the released answer-sheet images.
• Faridabad police said officers reached the scene, the body was sent for a post-mortem and later handed to the family, and a local investigation by Bhupani police station is underway.
• The National Testing Agency published scanned answer sheets earlier this week to let candidates challenge responses, a move that also allowed immediate self-assessment of likely scores.
• Family members and residents told police Danvita had been under mental stress after estimating her score, her mother was away in Vijayawada at the time, and neighbours said she left personal items on the boundary wall before the jump.
• The NEET-UG cycle was already disrupted after the original exam was cancelled over a paper-leak allegation and re-conducted on June 21, and this death is likely to sharpen scrutiny of exam procedures and student welfare supports.