Stuge Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) Quote A 17 -year-old Dalit student from Tamil Nadu who asked the Supreme Court not to insist on a common entrance exam for medical colleges has committed suicide today, allegedly after she did not get admission to a medical college. S Anitha, 17, the daughter of a daily wager, scored 1,176 marks out of 1,200 in her board exams in Tamil Nadu, which would have allowed her to enrol to study to become a doctor, but did not perform well in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, commonly referred to as "NEET."Her family said she was found hanging.Superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, both expected to join politics soon, tweeted about Anitha. "My heart goes out to her for all the pain and agony she would have undergone," said Rajinikanth.Mr Haasan said, "This is a tragedy which should not have happened... our argument has probably been weak. We'll have to better our argument and make our argument louder in court." A year ago, the Supreme Court ordered all medical colleges across the country to use NEET to decide admissions. Tamil Nadu, which has close to 40 medical colleges, said its students are at a disadvantage while taking NEET, which it alleged is more apt for students who study in CBSE schools, and punishes poor and rural students who cannot afford the private tuition classes usually needed to score high on common entrance exams like NEET and JEE, which is used for engineering students. The top court exempted the state from NEET last year, but refused a request to continue the exemption this year.The centre said if the Tamil Nadu government were to issue an ordinance or executive order that would effectively circumvent NEET, it would back the move. But abruptly, last week, it said the opposite in the Supreme Court, which then ordered Tamil Nadu to use NEET as its sole criterion for college admissions.Anitha was from a village in Ariyalur district, around 300 kilometres from Chennai. http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/tamil-nadu-student-who-challenged-neet-order-allegedly-commits-suicide-1745016 Edited September 1, 2017 by Stuge CommonMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandeep Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Tragic. Suicide is never the answer. I don't know much about the issue in question. But that's irrelevant in terms of the tragedy here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, sandeep said: Tragic. Suicide is never the answer. I don't know much about the issue in question. But that's irrelevant in terms of the tragedy here. NEET is the way to go but my understanding is they changed the format used in Tamil Nadu at the last moment .That's not a good thing for any student who is about to enter the bigger circle of his or here life .In my opinion appropriate time should have been given for students to prepare accordingly, and State course should be in line i.e updated accordingly before doing anything like that . Both state, and center is responsible for this death . Edited September 1, 2017 by Stuge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 13 minutes ago, Stuge said: NEET is the way to go but my understanding is they changed the format used in Tamil Nadu at the last moment .That's not a good thing for any student who is about to enter the bigger circle of his or here life .In my opinion appropriate time should have been given for students to prepare accordingly, and State course should be in line i.e updated accordingly before doing anything like that . Both state, and center is responsible for this death . Agree with the post except the last bit. I don't think a 17 year old should be commiting suicide just because she failed to qualify once. It is the society and the expectations of the family that is to blame. It is almost like there is no life if you don't become a doctor. Besides she was 17 .She had so many more chances. Plus she has reservation as a dalit. If she scored so well in the school exams, it was just a matter of time and she would have qualified in the next 1-2 chances. I blame the expectations of the family and also not providing the support when she didnot make it this time. Sad loss and RIP . sandeep and G_B_ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texy Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 It is the society and the expectations of the family that is to blame. It is almost like there is no life if you don't become a doctor. EXACTLY thanks Radz Stuge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandeep Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 50 minutes ago, beetle said: Agree with the post except the last bit. I don't think a 17 year old should be commiting suicide just because she failed to qualify once. It is the society and the expectations of the family that is to blame. It is almost like there is no life if you don't become a doctor. Besides she was 17 .She had so many more chances. Plus she has reservation as a dalit. If she scored so well in the school exams, it was just a matter of time and she would have qualified in the next 1-2 chances. I blame the expectations of the family and also not providing the support when she didnot make it this time. Sad loss and RIP . Good post. I would also add that there's a bit of personal responsibility on the victim as well. She probably got distraught because her expectations for her future life were drastically impacted by the result - she went from future respected millionaire to just another smart 'struggler', and couldn't come to terms with such a downgrade. It was a cowardly act to end things this way instead of fighting against the situation. I'm not saying that our society doesn't need to improve its act on the whole pressure on students thing, but there's some personal responsibility as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuge Posted September 1, 2017 Author Share Posted September 1, 2017 1 hour ago, beetle said: Agree with the post except the last bit. I don't think a 17 year old should be commiting suicide just because she failed to qualify once. It is the society and the expectations of the family that is to blame. It is almost like there is no life if you don't become a doctor. Besides she was 17 .She had so many more chances. Plus she has reservation as a dalit. If she scored so well in the school exams, it was just a matter of time and she would have qualified in the next 1-2 chances. I blame the expectations of the family and also not providing the support when she didnot make it this time. Sad loss and RIP . True ,Students needs counselling and care during these times .Dunno what gone inside her head before taking such a step ..Maybe the fight she lost in supreme court got to her after failing in entrance exams . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 there are few things which needs to be cleared .. One who is brave enough to file a case against the imposition of NEET comitting suicide becasue she didnt get mbbs seat seems suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingravi Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) Like folks have rightly pointed, society is to blame for this scenario. I find this obsession with education more prominent in Tamil culture than in any part of India. Of course, this problem exists all over. But in Tamil Nadu and Tamils in general, the emphasis on education is mind boggling and valuation of every person is purely based on academics. It is myopic way of looking at things. Edited September 2, 2017 by ravishingravi The Dark Horse and JaFanatic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkt.india Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 17 minutes ago, ravishingravi said: Like folks have rightly pointed, society is to blame for this scenario. I find this obsession with education more prominent in Tamil culture than in any part of India. Of course, this problem exists all over. But in Tamil Nadu and Tamils in general, the emphasis on education is mind boggling and valuation of every person is purely based on academics. It is myopic way of looking at things. and Tamil schooling is ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Few years back a student from my area committed suicide in Kota after he failed to clear JEE. He was a general category student, had he been SC-ST he would have got a seat in the top 5 IITs. Tab kisi ne nahin bola ki reservation is to blame, poor Brahmin boy is a victim etc etc. Why are the opportunist morons, esp the TN politicians blaming NEET now and playing the Dalit card? This is sad news but society and peer pressure are to blame, not NEET or any political party. Pretty sure the girl had some depression/mental issues and take my word..if not NEET she would have committed suicide for some other reason. Such mentally depressed people desperately seek an opening to free themselves from responsibility/society/environment, only proper counselling could have saved her. We need to treat mental illness at par with other diseases and have many well trained counselors in every ward to help out the vulnerable sections, mostly students or unemployed youth. beetle and Texan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, rkt.india said: and Tamil schooling is ****. Tamil education itself is down in dumps. It is surprising and quite concerning for me that 2 of the greatest intellectual powerhouses of India, WB and TN have been reduced to crap. 90% of our greatest mathematicians, scientists, economists, doctors, intellectuals, chess players etc are from these 2 states but if you see the trend of the last 20 years or so, they have stopped producing the geniuses. Other states have caught up but unfortunately in stead of a rise in their level, they had to depend on the fall of these 2 centers. The quality is no longer there, we aren't producing any more world class, awe inspiring geniuses. Edited September 2, 2017 by Gollum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surajmal Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Brahmin Conspiracy - not kidding, Tamilians are actually waving that argument. velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 in her interview she said that she will do agri if she didnt get mbbs seat .. she also got aeronautical enginerring seat in madras institue of tech and considering she is a dalit she dont need to pay any fees and i am sure that she will get stipend as well.. i really think something seriosuly fishy .. beetle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 What are the odds? Dalit student, very smart, state board, in the limelight to fight NEET, fails...perfect target for politicians to milk opportunity...somebody bring in the manuvaadis into this debate...2019 elections.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velu Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 13 minutes ago, coffee_rules said: What are the odds? Dalit student, very smart, state board, in the limelight to fight NEET, fails...perfect target for politicians to milk opportunity...somebody bring in the manuvaadis into this debate...2019 elections.. she met stalin.. her case was taken up by dmk.. dmk guys arranged her flight tickets , accomodation and other stuffs.. by this time she should be knowing that she is important for others.. such a brave girl comitting suicide is very difficult to beleive .. there is one similar case , but nobody cared because this guy is not a dalit http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aiims-student-saravanans-autopsy-rules-out-suicide-will-cops-probe-murder-50206 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) There is no need to even mention the word "Dalit" here in this report. How is this student being Dalit even relevant in this case? In fact, the cut-off would have been much lower for her than if she was in the General category. It is sad that she took such a drastic step. I think the family is largely to blame for this. Why did they make her feel that this is a question of life or death? They should have just asked her to move on. There are many ways to achieve success in life and academics just happens to be one of the streams. However, what I hate about all the news reports is the emphasis on Dalit. Many Brahmin students also commit suicide after not getting admission to right educational institutes. Nobody reports it as "Brahmin" student committing suicide because reservations took away half the seats available. In TN, I hear it is even worse and not even half the seats are available to the General category. Ask these news agencies to report those stories too and portray a Brahmin as a victim. Alas! But that won't fit their narrative! Edited September 2, 2017 by Texan typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 I feel this is all political. There should be an investigation on how many politician directly or indirectly control/ own the medical colleges in Tamil Nadu and what is the loss that they have to incur due to NEET. If students of Tamil Nadu can appear for combined engineering , combined management exams , then why not medical exams. How are they disadvantaged only for NEET? As usual, there is more politics here than anything else. I wonder why only Tamil Nadu burns for every little issue while the rest of the country is fine with a uniform system . It is getting quite sick . velu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surajmal Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 51 minutes ago, beetle said: It is getting quite sick . Thats because you are a north indian aryan supremacist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted September 3, 2017 Share Posted September 3, 2017 10 hours ago, surajmal said: Thats because you are a north indian aryan supremacist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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