India, June 21 -- A 19-year-old NEET aspirant from Hisar district died by suicide on Sunday morning, hours before she was scheduled to appear for the examination.

The deceased was a resident of Dhani Khan Bahadur village in the Barwala area.

According to her family members, she allegedly consumed pesticide at her home on Sunday morning, just hours before she was due to appear for the examination at around 11 am.

The deceased had been preparing for the NEET exam while staying in Sikar, Rajasthan. This was her third attempt at the medical entrance test. She was unable to qualify in her first attempt, while her second attempt was cancelled following the paper leak controversy.

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