A leaked medical college entrance test paper in May triggered exam cancellation and retest, leading to 21 student suicides amid extreme academic pressure. The 'Cockroach' youth movement emerged, with protesters demanding government resignations over the corruption.
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'The fear killed her': How an exam scandal in India sparked a student uprising Reuters
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www.reuters.com/world/asia-p... The suicides of aspiring medical-college students has become a focus for protesters.
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Also, corruption. "The protesters had demanded his resignation over the leak of the high-profile medical college entrance test paper in May, which led to the cancellation of results and a retest which affected 2 million young people." Reuters: Modi's education minister quits as jubilant Indian youth protesters claim victory https://www. reuters.com/world/asia-pacific /indias-modi-under-pressure-y
'The fear killed her': How an exam scandal in # India sparked a student uprising ~ So sad and awful... the young people are under tremendous pressure. https://www. reuters.com/world/asia-pacific /the-fear-killed-her-how-an-exam-scandal-india-sparked-student-uprising-2026-07-25/