Why Millions Of Indians Sit A Controversial Exam For The Chance To Become A Doctor | BBC News India Barcelona Fc [5ams2cPaK5b]

What happens when the hope of a better life for millions of families rests on one exam? Every year almost 2.2 million young Indians appear for a nationwide medical entrance test (NEET UG) to become MBBS doctors. There's no other way to become a doctor in India other than qualifying the National Eligibility man utd mateus fernandes transfer cum Entrance Test or NEET. But since the exam became mandatory in 2017, it has been mired in controversies. The most recent being an alleged exam paper leak this year that led to the exam being cancelled and millions of students having to re-sit a month later.

These controversies play havoc with the dreams of millions of Indian families for whom becoming a doctor is not just a career, but a way to a better life and a sign of prestige.

The BBC's epl Ishadrita Lahiri and Bimal Thankachan set out on a journey to find out why Indians are obsessed with the medical dream, what they dortmund vs eintracht frankfurt go through to achieve it and the fear of it remaining unfulfilled.

Warning : Contains conversations around suicide and mental health.

Additional production support by Muralikrishnan Chinnadurai

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