India, June 4 -- An 18-year-old student who had appeared for the national medical entrance test (NEET) exam for admission to undergraduate medical courses died by suicide in Gwalior on Wednesday, a day after the National Testing Agency released the answer key, police said.

The boy, who was preparing for the exam for the past two years, shot himself with a licensed gun of his father.

The NEET examination was held on May 4 and its answer sheet was released on Tuesday.

"The boy got depressed due to scoring poor marks in NEET examination. The father of the boy said they had asked the him about his score after the release of answer sheet, but he didn't reply. He went to a bedroom and shot himself. He died on the spot. When the family reache...