Students protest over death of Anitha, demand cancellation of NEET

Chennai: Student federations took to streets on Tuesday, demanding justice for Anitha S, who hanged herself at her home in Ariyalur district for not getting admission in a medical college, and also for the cancellation of National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET).

Student federations carried out protest outside Chennai Central railway station.

Protests were also seen outside Chennai's Loyola College for the cancellation of NEET.

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A number of protests were witnessed in the past few days after 17-year-old Anitha committed suicide by hanging herself to death at her house at Kuzhumur village near Sendurai on Friday.

Anitha had scored 1,176 out of 1,200 marks in her higher secondary examination and had a cut off of 196.75 for medicine. But she got mere 86 marks in NEET examination. She could not bag an MBBS seat as NEET score was the basis for medical counselling in 2017.

Anitha had challenged the apex court on NEET, told media then that she wanted to be a doctor. She said, "I want to be a doctor and I will be assured of a seat if the admission is based on Plus Two marks."

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The Supreme Court on August 22 directed the Tamil Nadu government to complete counselling process for medical admissions in the State on the basis of the NEET merit list by September 4.