This article is authored by Manik Tiwary, assistant professor and Ankit Mishra, ICSSR Fellow, Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj.

Relying on war-like efforts and prime-ministerial intervention for NEET exposes a deep lack of institutional strength.

This article is authored by Manik Tiwary, assistant professor and Ankit Mishra, ICSSR Fellow, Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj.

The reported deaths of aspiring medical students in India have exposed the immense pressures of the country's high-stakes examination system and a worsening mental-health crisis.