Overview
- Manushi Chhillar told Soha Ali Khan that she was forced to retake the 2015 NEET exam after a paper leak and described the experience as emotionally taxing and disruptive to her life.
- She said the cancellation extended preparation by about 45 days and forced her to give up hobbies such as Kuchipudi dance and painting to concentrate on the exam.
- Chhillar credited daily exercise and parental support with protecting her mental health and contrasted her privilege with peers who faced greater financial strain and cramped living conditions.
- She said the prolonged stress contributed to burnout and played a part in her gradual decision to move away from practicing medicine.
- Her remarks come days after nationwide student protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party and the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, and they have renewed calls for accountability, mental‑health services and reforms to the NEET system.