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Family seeks NTA overhaul after Hyderabad NEET aspirant’s death
Students stage a relay hunger strike over the NEET paper leak, in Hyderabad last month. | Photo Credit: File Photo Nearly two months after the death of an 18-year-old NEET aspirant, her parents have come forward publicly, calling for the abolition of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and an overhaul of the medical entrance exam system.Juveriya, a resident of Moula Ali in Malkajgiri, allegedly died by suicide at her home on June 15, shortly after completing a practice test her sister Aisha had handed her before leaving for college.Juveriya and Aisha were both achievers, scoring 974 and 984 out of 1,000, respectively, in Intermediate Bi.P.C. For their academic performance, the sisters received scholarships of ₹15,000 each from the State Bank of India and Life Insurance Corporation. In the NE
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