Jaipur, May 16 -- A 23-year-old student in Rajasthan's Sikar, who appeared the last National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) on May 3, allegedly died by suicide on Friday, police said.

This comes days after the exam was cancelled over alleged paper leak.

Deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Sikar circle, Sandeep Singh, said, "It is possible that the student was either depressed over his performance in the exam or was stressed ever since he got the news of that the exam was cancelled due to paper leak. However, the fact is yet to be ascertained."

"We have not found any suicide note as of now. But we are probing whether he took the extreme step due to the cancellation of the exam. We will also question his friends and coaching staff...