[3][4] The Wire, states that the "Death of Merit, remains one of the most crucial documentations of forms of discrimination faced by Bahujan students in university spaces.
[6] Each part focuses on a specific student who committed suicide and are based on the testimonies of their parents and family members.
[7] The first part of the documentary focuses on Dr. Balmukund Bharti, a final year MBBS student from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, who committed suicide on 3 March 2010.
[9] Part two, entitled Dr. Jaspreet Singh: The Death of Merit – Another Documentary, documents the testimonies of parents and family members of Dr. Jaspreet Singh, a final year MBBS student from Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, who committed suicide on 27 January 2008.
[10][11] The third in the series is titled The Death of Merit: Manish Kumar (IIT Roorkee)[12] documents testimonies of parents and family members of Manish Kumar Guddolian, a second year student who was graduating from the Department of Computer Science & Information Technology, at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, who committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of his hostel on 6 February 2011.