Betrayed by the System: A Student’s View of India’s Examination Crisis
For millions of medical aspirants across India, life narrows down to a single milestone—the NEET-UG examination. Years of adolescence are often spent inside cramped study rooms or high-pressure coaching institutes, where sleep, leisure, and mental peace are quietly sacrificed. Students endure this routine because of a deeply held belief that hard work leads to merit, and merit leads to a secure future.











